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Rbminger, Carol Ed.Handbook for English 48; Introduction to LibraryResearch and Bibliography.California Univ., Davis. Ainiv. Library.75121p.
MF-$0.76 HC-$5.70 PLUS POSTAGEBibliographies; Book Reviews; Catalogs; CourseDescriptions; Documentation; *English Curriculum;Higher Educati6n; Indexes (Locaters); Library
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ABSTRACTA handbook has been produced at the University of
California at Davis (UCD) for an English course titled "IntroductiOnto Library Research and Bibliography." The course includes a termproject, practical assignments, and eight lectures: (1) introductionto the library; c2) card catalog; (3) reference workS; 14y serials,indexes,, and, abstracts; (5) government documents; (6) bibliographies;(7) research strategies, review sources, and evaluation of materials;and (8) maps, Ticroforms, and automation. Objectives for the studentinclude familiarizing himself.with UCD's resources, increasingcompetence in information location techniques, developing asystematic method of research, and learning the principles and formsof documentation. Students also learn about library history,organization, procedures, and terminology. (LS)
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@&izI4 cnAIntroduction
Engllsh,48: Introduction to LibraryResearch and Bibliography
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The Term ProjectC: Rominger.
Week 1: Introduction to the LibraryC. Romipger
Week 2: The Card CatalogP. Gould & C. Rothinger
Week 3: Reference Wo ks,M. H. Moreno & C. Rominger
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Week 4*: Serials, etc. 53C. Rominger
Week 5: Government Documents 65K. Garosi.
Week 6: Bibliographies ° 87C. Rominger
Week7: Research Strategies & Evaluation of Sources 96C. Rominger tl 1
Week 8:" Maps, Microcopy, Automation, 108D. Lundquist, C. Rominger & H. Rocke
gautii3mosmsumi0This handbook is the basic text for students in.English
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48: Introduction to Library Research and Bibliography. It is\uppleir,
mented by Jean Gates' Guide to the Use of Books and Libraries and accom-
. pan\ies weekly laboratory assignments. BeCause the library is constantly
. groing and changing,"the laboratory materials must be continually1
revised. These materials are included in the cost of this handbook, but
they will be distributed throUghout the quarter in the lecture sections.
Many librarians, library assistants, and student assistants have
contributed to this work. Students enrolled in the class helped us locate
erroneous and-ambiguous information,, All of us are especially indebted
to the efforts of Andrea Fitzmaurice whO consistently met almost impos-
sible deadlines in the typing and reproduction of both the handbook and
the laboratory materials.
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Text: Gates, Jean. Guide to the use of books and libraries. 3rd. ed.McGraw -Hi 11.
A. OBJECTIVES
B. CLASS SCHEDULE
C. METHOD OF INSTRUCTION
D. GRADING
E. INSTRUCTORS.
06tfec hivesLectu'res, handouts, and assignments for this course will hopefully help youto achieve the following objectives:
1. to become familiar with the variety and dimensions of learningresources found in.U.C.D. libraries,
2. to become competent in the techniques used to locate informationin libraries,
3. to develop a.pe'rsonal, systematic method of research,
4. and to become familiar with the principles and forms of documentation.
13. ass cr4edui6WEEK ONE: ENGLISH 48: INTRODUCTION TO LIBRARY RESEARCH AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
42Introduction to the courseOrganization of U.C.D. librariesHis.tory of books and libraries
WEEK TWO: PRELIMINARY ESSENTIALS
The card catalogSubject catalog/Subject headings list
WEEK THREE: THE SUBJECT SEARCH: REFERENCE WORKS
Select ion of,term project topic/interview
WEEK FOUR: THE SUBJECT SEARCH: SERIALS, INDEXES, ABSTRACTS
WEEK FIVE: GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
WEEK SIX: THE SUBJECT SEARCH: BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOURCES
WEEK SEVEN: FOCUS ON RESEARCH
'Methods of organizing researchDocumentationEvaluation sources
WEEK EIGHT: AUTOMATED LITERATURE SEARCHING, MICROCOPY, MAPS
WEEK NINE: BRANCH AND SPECIAL LIBRARIES
Law LibraryAgricultural ExtensionPamphlet CollectionDepartmental Libraries
Institute of Governmental AffairsAgricultural Economics. LibraryDepartment of Specfal CollectionsPhysical Sciences LibraryHealth Sciences Library
WEEK TEN: CLASS SUMMARY AND CRITIQUE
TERM PROJECT DUE; ALL ASSIGNMENTS DUE
e 6c1 instruct:Ors.,
o (Seqein8 will be used,to introduce each week's work and1.0 discuss OrobleMs with older assignments. If, for some reason., you,mist' miss your section, please ,attend the other section that week.
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from the text, reserve books; and class handouts.introduce new material and reinforce the' lectures.
ga LbM3@ ER _are designed to give you practical,experience using the library.
a. Assigriments"compose 60% of thfinal grade. Credit for the assignmentsWill be given only upon,satisfactory completion of all the assignments.
b. `You are not limited to using p.c.D. libraries when working on'theassignments; however, they are Most easily done here.
c. Handouts and readings coMplement the assignments. You will save timeby reading them first.
d. YoU are expected to do your work. independently of other class members;however, you are encouraged to discuss the assignments in general withstudents or 'librarians. .
e. Please use One reference book at a,time and replace .it in its propershelf location so that other users can find' t; writing in books,isa big NO-NO!
f. Each assignment'will have a due date on theflYst7page:--Ipurinstructorswill return them promptly, if they are turned in on time. Assignments areoverdue at 4 :00 on Friday of the week.they are due. Assignments turnedin one week late will be downgraded one letter grade. Assignments turnedin over two weeks late will receive a grade no higher than C.
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g.. If any oryour work is unsatisfactory or misunderstood, you will be askedto redo it in order to improve your grade and receive credit. ,
h. Please be very careful to use the volume or year of a book specified inany assignment so that your answers can be corrected.
and information
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acquired in the course.
Full information on the term project will be given out during the third weekof instruction.
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ASSIGNMENTS
011 assignments must be completedsatisfottorily to receive credit).
60% of final grade (600 possible
points)
TERM PROJECT 40% of final grade (400 possiblepoints)
ineSirliCtarSAll reference librarians will be happy to help you complete your assign-ments. You will probably find it most convenient to work during thehours when the Reference Service Desk is staffed.
Spring Schedule
Monday-Thursday , 8 a-.m. - 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m. 5:30 p.m.
Sturday 10 a.m. - 12 noon; 1 p.m. 6 p.m.
Sunday 12 noon - 5:00 p.m., 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Yam: cldss instructors-wt11-be-in-the-Referente-DegaTtment-forty-nourseach week. Their desks are in the Reference Office.
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DEADLINES
WEEK ONE: INTERVIEW WEEK: Select topic and discuss it with your instructor.
WEEK TWO: Turn in final project for grading.
PURPOSE
The term project is designed to give you a chance to become familiar withthe major reference tools in your major. It will also give the instructorsan opportunity to evaluate your ability to organize a library search.
METHOD0.
The term project will consist of an annotated bibliography on your topic.
At least twenty-five (no more than 35) citations for materials that can befound at U.C.D. or Berkeley should be on the list; however, the emphasisis not on quantity. Our principle concern is the method you use to locateeach item. You are asked to-use a different source for each item.
TOPIC
You should choose youir topic during the third week of classes (Jan. 21-27)and verify your choice with your instructors during your interview. Youwill not be choosing a typical term paper topic, since the purpose of thebiblidgraphy is to acquaint you with the standard reference materials inyour major or projected major. For example, if you are a history major,you might choose a topic as broad as American Colonial Society. It is too__broad a subject for a term paper - soingIhiag_like,-Marriage-Cd-ntfacts in_the-Plymouth-Co-lonfesmculd be more appropriate for a-small. research paper.But the broader topic will give you more opportunity to explore your field.
FORMAT
Section 1 of the bibliography should include the basic reference tools ofthe topic. These can be divided by format (i.e., dictionaries, indexes,eTC,-..). Section 2 can be divided in any manner suitable to the subject,although it will probably be easiest to use format groupings (i.e., mono-graphs, articles from journals, etc.). You may find another form of organ-ization, such as time periods or subject areas, works better. If you dointend to vary from the "materials" oriented format, please OK the changewith your instructor.
Regardless of the format you choose, you should consider including all ofthe various "forms" of materials discussed in the course. Some may beinappropriate for your topic. Refer to the following list to be surethat you include all logical choices.
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REFERENCE WORKS IN YOUR TOPIC. 15-20 titles.
Bibliographies.Indexes and abstractsDictionaries and encyclopediasYearbooks and almanacs,Biographical di4ionaries and encyclopediasMaps, atlases, gazetteersEtc..
You may find that you are forced to eliminate many obvious referenceworks from Section 1 in order to stay within the limit of twenty items.You may wish to include an unannotated list of very useful tools at theend of Section 1 to show us that you are aware of their existence.
OTHER WORKS 10-15 titles
Monographs primary and secondaryEncyclopedia articlesEssays, or other selections from anthologiesDisserationsPeriodical articlesNewspaper articlesPamphletsGovernment documents,Maps
BookBook reviewsMicrofilm (could be any of the above forma.Etc.
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Use Gates pp. 393-395 for correct bibliograph&c form.
Each entry for your bibliography should include:
.1. the bibliographic citation for the item.2. an annotation for the item.3. the exact source you used to find the item (an abbreviated
citation may be used here.)4. an annotation for the source.
Annotations should explai wh c to (use a book, what the book will dofor the user, and how it oes It should include
- years cove -d- topics co ered- types of .trials covered- arrangemen and usevalue orlyou topic if not clear
GRADING
4". Your instructors will grade papers on the following points (especially#3 and #4).
1. meets minimum number of entries, i.e. 25 pairs of entries.2. neatness and accuracy of bibliographic entries - two features
which alwaysinfluence instructors when they judge a research paper.3. coverage of major reference tools in the subject area.4. annotation quality.
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SAMPLE ENTRY
Grob, Gerald, (ed.) American Social History Before 1860. New York: 4)Appleton-Century Crofts, 1970. . .
1)rime itemThis-list of over 5000 monographs, articles, and other printedmaterials was designed as a guide for students, teachers andlibrarians: Items were chosen by their significance and use- Y
t-annotcitionfulness. It is arranged by subject with an author index.Primary and secondary sources, primarily written.in the pastfifty years; are included. There are brief annotations ofmany items.
Source: Subject Guide to Books in Print. 1974, under U.S. <-- sourceSOCIAL CONDITIONS - BIBLIOGRAPHY.
This work has been published annually since 1959. It
includes all of the books: listed in Books in Print,4.-- annotationexcept for those not given subject headings, such
as fiction, poetry, and drama. The books arearranged alphabetically by L.C. Subject Headings.Standard bibliographic information is given foreach item plus the price and order number. It
does not contain annotations.
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I. ORGANIZATION OF LIBRARIES
A. HISTORY OF'U.C.D. LIBRARIES
ORGANIZATION OF THE LIBRARY
C. 'LIBRARIES ON CAMPUS
D. U.C.D. LIBRARIES AND THE REST OF THE WORLD
E. HOW A BOOK IS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY
F. HOW TO FIND A BOOK IN THE LIBRARY
G. HOW TO GET A BOOK OUT OF THE LIBRARY -- LEGALLY
II. LIBRARY TERMINOLOGY
III. HISTORY OF BOOKS AND LIBRARIES (GATES Chapters 1-3-, skim)
AkREADING ASSIGNMENT: GATES Chapters 1-4. Skim Chapters 1-3; read
Chapter 4, carefully.
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When the University Farm opened in the fall of 1908, its library consisted
of a small collection of agricultural bulletins housed in an office in tde old
Chemistry Building. For several years this library was moved from one office
to another, until in 1915, a separate room in the new Class Room Building wasro
set aside as.the library. , By the late 1930's, the Library had grown to a
56,000 volUme collection specializing in'agricult,.0a and natural sciences. in
order to-serve researchers at the Farm.
In 1940, a large new Library and Administration Building, which is now
the north wing of the library, was completed. Development was temporarily
interrupted from 1943-45, when the U.S. Army.Stgnal Corps took over the campUs
,as.a training school
In 1951, the College of Letters and Sciences was established at UCD and
anew librarian, J. Richard Blanchard, was apkinted to lead the development
of a general library-to suppbrt the school's new curriculum. In 1959, the
Regents decided to make Davis a general campus of the University and massive
bUying'plans were implemented to create a library capable of supporting grad-
uate programs in many fields. From 1912 to 1952, a Library of only 85,000,
had been created. In contrast 92,4'65 volumes wereadded in the 1970-71
'school year.
Naturally the building had to groyrto accommodate the flood of books.
The school administration vacated its quarters here. In 1963, the center wing
was. added. In 1967, the south wing was completed. The Health Sciences Library,
the Physical Sciences Library, and the Agricultural Economics Library were split
off from the main building and several semi-independent libraries, like the-,
SchoctlAW LaW Library, of the libraries of the Institute of Governmental Affairs,
the.Natipnal Center for Primate Biology, and the Food Protection and Toxicology
Center, were.created to serve the growing campus.
Today, U.C.D. libraries have passed the million volume mark and a balance
between the sciences and liberal arts has been achieved. AS a re. It of its
higtOry and orientation, the collections are particularly strong in agriculture,
veterinary medicine and biological sciences., In certain fields, such as enology,
apiculture, the history of agricultural engineering, and animal husbandry, the
Library ha'S attained worldwide renown.
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Es. OR GAN I Z AT I ON OF THE LIBRARY
Sometimes, in order to use z system efficiently, it helpS to study
its organizational pattern. Below is an incredibly simplified chart
of the functional groupings.in this,library.
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ACQUISITIONS 'CATALOGIN... locates, selects ...organizes mater -
and
G:*iand purchases books ri ials and indexesand other materials ti them so ,that they
for the library. be reldcatedby the patron.
REFERENCE.helps users find
books or informationteaches students howto use the library.
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LOAN...arranges thetransaction be-tween the userand the library;shelves and'main-tains the bookstacks. j
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Like most university library systems, U.C.D. has developed a multitude ofbranches and departments while growing. Some;. like the Law Library, are
independent in funding and administration. Others, such as the Health,
Sciences Library and the Physical Sciences Library, are branches of the
Main Library.
rPHYSICAL SCI,,ENCES-\
LIBRCIRy
. . covers physics,astronomy, chemistry,geology, mathematicsand engineering. The ,library is a depositorylfor unclassified AECand NASA researchreports. Subject,-author-and_title cardsof P.S.L. are in theMain Library cardcatalog.
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. . . has over4000 books and125,000 pamphlets
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. . contains aoout 1 million vol-umesand receives 27,000 serialsannually. Most undergraduatesbegin here, since it has the univer-sity's collections in the socialsciences, humanities, naturalsciences and agriculture. In addi-
tion to the main stacks, the Dept.of Special-Collections houses rarebooks, the F. Hal Niggirli Libraryof Agricultural Technology, andunique subject collections: The
Government Documehts Dept. is aU.S. depository library. It alSo
buys municipal, state, foreign andinternational documents. TheReserve Book section and theBrowsing Collection are part.of the Main Library
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. . . serves theSchool of Medicineand the School ofVeterinary Medicine,although it is opento all students. TheMain Library cardcatalog has only the"main" entry card for
..S.L. books.
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Oniernmental
. . . located in theMain Library special-izes in governmentalplanning.
. . . has over100,000 volumes
of.books, serialand governmentdocuments.
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IBRARYDepartmental librariesare found in severalacademic units oncampus.
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In the past, libraries operated as autonomous units. Books and other materialswere exchanged via interlibrary loan systems, but most patrons were satisfiedwith their local collections. Today, as a result of research pressures andimprovements in communications and transportation, libraries have developednetworks for rapid and efficient' interchange of information:
Last year loaned 4843 items to other libraries and received 5990 itemsfor our students and researchers. Teletypes, computers, and printed book andserial catalogs from other libraries were used to locate and transfer thesematerials. Undergraduates are excluded from interlibrary loan privileges, how-ever, we'can help you use the following local libraries:
YOLO COUNTY LIBRARY 315 E. 14th Street, Davis.Strengths: popular books and magaZines, hobby materialUse: U.C.Q. students can apply for a'card at the county libraryAids at U.C.D.: a list of Yolo County serials is at the Reference desk
U.C. BERKELEYStrengths: Berkeley is the largest library in the UC system. Since
it is older than-Davis, its collections in history andthe social sciences can be valuable to undergraduates,
Use: U.C.D. students. use their current registration card.to.obtain aBerkereryloan-eard.... Undergraduates can use the-daily DavisBerkeley - Davis jitney service by\presenting a letter requestingseating written by a Professor or a reference librarian.
Aids at U.C.D.: Anew list of Magazines and newspapers received atBerkeley is kept in the Reference Department. In
the Bibliographic Center, printed catalogs coverBerkeley-7,s book collection up to 1967.
SACRAMENTO CITY/COUNTY LIBRARY (various branches)Strengths: popularibooks and magazinesUse Davis residents can apply for loan cards at any branch.Aids at U.C.D.: Ask,atihe reference desk for the complete list
of newspapers and magazines received at theSacramento City/County Library.
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY 9th and Capitol MallStrengths: history,,Californiana, generalUse: materials are not loaned out; however, they may be used in
the library.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY.AT SACRAMENTOStrengths: general, literatureeducation. (Has ERIC Reports on
microfilm)Use: Will not lend to UCD students. You can use.anytHing the library.Aids at U.C.D.: Ask for the California State Univerity and Colleges
Serials List at the Reference Desk.
E. HOW ik 1300k IS ADI*1) "THE UBR P.Ry
1. .SELECION OF BOOKS
NOTE: Since the purpose. of the Library is to support the instructional
and research programs of the campus, materials for purchase must be
selected following a carefully delineated policy. Books acquired
will hopefully fulfill a specific need and will probably be of
lasting value to the university. Policy and economic.stringency
excludes extensive buying of popular material, such as best
sellers, popular magazines, career materials, test books, and
hobby books (like car repair manuals). Public libraries and
"bookstores Can usually supply these.
a. The library automatically receives most new books from thousands of
American and fOreign publishers. These are checked by librarians.
They can be sentback to the dealer if we don't heed them..
b. Specialist librarians continually survey the collection and buy old
and new books to fill in gaps.. ,
c. Faculty members_ and librarians can initiate orders. Students are
welcome to leave the names of titles they want in the Suggestion Box.
2. PURCHASING0
The Acquisitions Department arranges the business transactions. Last year
over 46,000 books were bought by the main Acquistions Department.
3. CATALOGING
Before a book is put on the shelf, it must be cataloged so that it can be
found by patrons. Whenever possible, printed-cards are photographed'from
the resources of the National Union Catalog; however, many books must be
cataloged here at U.C.D. When the cards are ready, books are stamped and
put on the bookshelves.
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F. 10611 TO FIND BOOKS IN ME LIDRARy: CLRSSI.FICATICM3
When books are put into a library, some provision for relocating theM
when they are needed must be made. For this reason, each book is given a,
call number that becomes its address..
Most libraries use book numbers from the Dewey Decimal System or from
the Library of Congress Classification System. U.C.D. uses the Library of.
Congress or L.C. SyStemc because it is designed for a large library.
Since call numbers are based on the subject of a. book, books are
generally located next to other books on the, same topic.,Also, no two
boOks in a library will have the same call number, so, the number can be
used to identify its book.
0.1ass+- e.st+cn AtivvwberFor example,
The History of Hollywood PN1993 = motion pictures
by William Andrews , A45 = Andrewst"---aukho4 nu vetoer
Many books will-have more elaborate call numbers than the one above,
111 but each part of the call number stands for some facet of the book's subject,
title. or author.
For example,
Drama criticism
by Arthur Coleman
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Books are arranged on our shelves first alphabetically by the classifi-
cation letters, then numerically by the classification numbers. Finally,
books within the same class are divided VI the author number. The author
number is a decimal number, although the decimal point is not typed on the
card or printed on the spine of the book.
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1. They don't copy the full call number. There may be several hundred bookswith the same class aumber (like PN1995). You may never find the book byAndrews, if you try to save time in the card catalog by indiscriminatelyeliminating parts of the call number.
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2. They ignore small details, like a little"microfilm ".
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qPN1995 quarto sized .book, ignore the q. These booksC4 are interfiled.with normal 'sized books.
3. They don't'take "Buff" ,slips to Loan. Frequently, the book has arrivedand can be checked out, although its cards have not yet been filed in thecatalog. Copy down the number in the upper left hand corner of the BUFFslip and take it to the loan desk.
WHERE filOST PEOPLE GET OFF TH TFZR-CKS IN THE UFVC,KS1. They don't remember that the author part of a call number is really a
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2. They don't go back to the cardcatalog to check the mainentry (usually the author card)for books they couldn't findon the shelves. A plasticRESERVE .over is put only onone card--the main entry.
3. They don't take a completed IBM card to the Loan Desk if they still
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can't find the book. The staff at Loan will see if the books ischecked out. If it is, they will call it back. This usually takesone week, which is better than waiting six months for.a professorto return his books.
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G. HOW TO GET A BOOK OUT OF THE LIBRAM
LEGALLY
1. Always carry your currentregistration card.
2. Fill out one IBM card foreach poOk. The call number,author, and title are on theinside of the back coverof most books.
3. Hand the book and the cardto the student at our chetk-out station.
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ii. Library TerminologyAll professions develop their own terminology or "jargon". Sometimes,
new words are created. More often, however, standard words acquire unique
meanings. If you are going to understand libraries and librarians, it helps
if you speak "librarianese".
We'll staet,out with some words commonly used in libraries.
1. ABRIDGED EDITION - an edition shortened by re-writing, omitting,or condenSing the original, but retaining the general sense.
2. ABSTRACT a brief summary that gives the essential points of abook, pamphlet,'or article.
3. ANNOTATION - note describing, explaining, or evaluating an itemin a bibliography.
4. ANTHOLOGY - a collection of literary pieces by one or more authors.
5. APPENDIX supplementary information pertaining to, but not essentialto, the completeness of a book, generally following the text.
BIBLIOGRAPHY - a list of books or other materials on a particularsubject- usually arranged alphabetically.
7. BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION - a note of reference to a book, periodicalarticle, newspaper article, etc.,
8. BIBLIOGRAPHIC FORM - the placing of this listing in correct form,Bibliography entries should be consistent, that is, the sameinformation should always be given in the same order.
9. BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - the information given in each citation.For a book, the information consists of: (1) author, (2).title,(3) place of publication, (4) publisher, (5) date of publication.
10. BIOGRAPHY - a written account of a person's life, actions, andcharacter. A biographer is one who writes such an account; abiographee is one about whom the account is written.
11. BOOK CATALOG - a catalog created by photocopying cards, reducingthem and binding them in book format.
12. CALL *NUMBER - Letters, figuees,, or symbols, separate or in combin-ation, assigned to a book to indicate its location on shelves.
A typical LC call number: GV770 = water sportsS36 = author number
A typical Dewey Decimal 797.1 = water sportscall number: S36a = .author number
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13. CARD CATALOG - a catalog in which entries on separate cards arearranged in order, listing material in the
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by author,subjett,.and title.
14. CATALOG - a list of books or other materials, arranged accordingto a definite plan (usually alphabetically). The list records,describes, and indexes the collection.
15. CLASSIFICATION - the system by which the' collection-of materialsis organized and arranged either by subject or form. Call numbersare, assigned for location. There are two major classificationsystems used by libraries in the U.S. These are the Dewey Decimal$ystem and the Library of Congress (or (LC) System.
16. COPYRIGHT DATE - the year in which the tauthor applies to the Libraryof Congress for a copyright on his book. A copyright, like a patent,insures the author against theft of'his book or his ideas.
. 17. DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM - a system for classifying books .
which was developed by Melvil Dewey in the 1870's. Dewey dividedhuman knowledge into 10 main classes, with further decimal division,using a'notation of numbers. (See definition for Call NUmber)
18. DICTIONARY CATALOG - all entries in the catalog, author, title, andsubject are arranged in. one alphabetical Sequence.
19. DIVIDED CATALOG - the author and title entries are arranged,alpha-betically in one catalog, the subject entries are arranged alpha-betically in another.
20. ...EDITION -.the total number of copies of a book printed from oneset of type., A revised or new edition indicates that the text hasbeen changed or new material added. The new edition will have anew copyright date.
21. ENTRY - the record of an item in the catalog or a list; Catalogentries are usually typed on cards and. filed into drawers, thuscreating a card catalog. A card catalog has the adVantage of beingeasily updated, as entries for new books are simply interfiled.Some libraries, especially those with access to a computer now usebook catalogs'.
22. FOLIO - a book exceeding 12" x 19"
23. GLOSSARY - a list of technical words on a subject, with definitions.
24. ,HOLDINGS - the books, periodicals and other materials held bA thelibraey in its collection.
25. INDEX - v. to list, indicate- in a book, an alphabetical list including all or nearlyall items,,topics or names, covered in a book,a tool, usually a book, which lists the topics and/locations of articles in magazines or books.
26. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.- the principal library of the U.S. which islocated in Washington, D.C. Most items published in the U.S. are-
'collected in this library. The Library of Congress also providesservices to other libraries, such as publication of subject headinglists and printing and selling of, catalog cards.
27. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM a system for theclassificationof books developed by the Library of Congress.This system which uses both letters and numbers is much broaderthan the Dewey Decimal System so it is favored for larger librarycollections, such as those in a college or university. (Seedefinition of Call Number).
28. MICROFILM - a photographic reproduction of printed materialproduced on a-roll of film. This film must be viewed on aprojector called a microfilm reader. A microfilm reader whichalso prints copies of the filmed material is. called a microfilmreader-printer.
29. PAMPHLET - a publication which usually deals with a single subjectand consists of only a few pages bound or stapled together withinpaper covers.
PUBLISHER - the company responsible for the printing and ale ofan author's work.
31. PUBLICATION DATE the year a book comes off the press and is offeredfor sale. This date is usually the same as the copyright date, butoccasionally the copyright date is earlier. Publication date isusually listed on the book's title page.
32. REFERENCE BOOK - a book designed to be consulted for specific factsrather than to be read through.
33., STACKS,- a series of bookcases, usually double faced, arranged in aroom or in a section of a library for compact storage of\the principalbook collection in the library.
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34. TABLE OF CONTENTS - a list of sections, chapters, and otherparts ofa book with reference to pages in which they-begin; an outline of abook's contents generally in the front part of the book. \\
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35. TEXT - the main body of a book as differentiated from notes, appendix,preliminaries, index, etc. \
36. TITLE PAGE - the first important page in a book. Information giventhere usually .includes: author's name (or editor's name), title,edition if there is one, and the publisher and place published. The \
back of the title page, or verso, usually has the%copyright date.
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1: THE CARD CATALOG
A. ORGANIZATION
B. FUNCTION
II. .THE CATALOG CARD
III. THE 6ARDCATALOG/AUTHOR TITLE CATALOG
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B. FILING ARRANGEMENTS IN THE AUTHOR /TITLE CATALOG
IV. THE CARD CATALOG/SUBJECTS
A. THE SUBJECT HEADINGS LIST
B. FILING ARRANGEMENTS IN THE SUBJECT CARD CATAhr
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READINGS: GATES: Chapter 4,.reread "Classification", especiallypp. 4l-44, 48-51.Chapter 5, "The CardCatalog",
Subject Headings Used in the Dictionary Catalogs of theLibrary of Congress: "Introduction", pp. III-VIII.
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There are two major ways'in which library catalogs can be organized: as
dictionary catalogs or as divided catalogs. A dictionary catalog is one,in which all entries (authors, titles and subjects are filed together,in one continuous alphabet. A divided catalog is one in which the threetypes of catalog entries (author, title and subject) are separated in oneor more ways, and in which these cards are then arranged alphabeticallyinto two or three different catalogs.
. Most libraries have card catalogs. Each entry is reproduced on a three by,PVE! card. These can then be organized into a dictionary or divided cata-log. >Some libraries, using computers and photo-copying machines, printtheirS catalog in book form.
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The University of California at Davis has a divided card catalog. One
section of the,catalog has all author and title cards; theipther sectioncontains all subject cards.
Vg.; _Furs...1c-rvoN4s OF THE CAP:t) CATALOG
A card catalog is the most comprehensive index to the cataloged materialscontained in. a library system. .Consider the many ways in which a cardcatalog maybe used:
1. As a list of every cataloged book in the library system. At Davis,.in the main card catalog, JaTIWTT1 find the following .
MAIN LIBRARY books are listed by author, title, subject*PHYSICAL'SCIENCES LIBRARY books are listed by author, title, subject*AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS LIBRARY books are listed by author, title,
subject.*,
HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY books are listed only by,main entry (usuallythe author)
LAW LIBRARY books are listed only by main entry (usually the author)
2. As a source of the location of all materials available in the librarysystem.
This includes not only the branch libraries but also special locations,-within the main library building, such as Government Documents Depart-ment, Special Collectidns, Reference, and independent specializedlibraries such as the library of the, Institute of Governmental Affairs.the main card catalog also contains cards for materials in over twentysmall department libraries including Agronomy, Art, Botany, Genetics,Musk, Plant Pathology; and Zoology.
crz o These Academic Department Libraries are usually small duplicateLebo collect ions of what is available in the University Library system.
They are kept in the departments for the convenience of the faculty,students and research staff of the departments. Frequently, mate-rials in these collections are not available except for use in thedepartment library: If you are interested in using,a particulardepartment library, inquire at the Reference Desk.about its regula-tions.
3. As a list of every cataloged periodical in the library system. Periodicalsare usually listed by title, and often.by subject.
4. As a.list of microforms, and spoken records in the library system.
* Subject cards are not made for every book that is listed in the catalog.Works of fiction, poetry and drama are not normally given subject headings.
5. As a source of cross references so that the user may be guided froMnames, titles and subjects not being 'used.
6. As a display for many information cards which give specific direction.,and information necessary to assist users in finding what is needed.
7. As a description of each cataloged item sufficiently detailed so thatthe user can often read the catalo9 cards_and learn enough about theitems to decide whether or not the book is worth looking at. (See
Section II- THE CATALOG CARD).
afe w ihikys Ma( i he , -cord' c a t a l o g cannot coo . . .
It is equally important to know what a card catalog does not do:
1. It does not index individual articles that are printed in periodicals.(For such indexing, wait for Assignment 4).
It does not index most individual articles and essays collection'inanthologies. (Assignment 4, "Essay and General Literature Index.")
3. It,does'not index all government publications,'`but it does tell youwhere to go for assistance. .
4. It does not index all material on microcopy, but it gives you directionsfor assistance.
5. It does not index the contents of newspapers. (Assignment 4, Newspaperindexes).
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A catalog card is a concise, and often amazingly detailed, description of anitem (usually a book or a periodical) in a Library collectiar:.
Each, catalog card contains as much information as seems useful to the potentialusers of the book being described.
A typi,31 catalog card can be studied by dividing it into three sections:
THE TOPhe top section of the card contains the call number, author, title,author statement (if needed), editicin,statement (if needed), andimprint statement (Imprint means plac of publication,, name ofpublisher, date of publication). .
QC Furry, Wendell Hinkle, 1907,-21 Physics for science and engineering,FS students, by W.H. Furry, E.NIt Purcell,1972 and J.C. Street. [2nd. ed.j \New York,
Blakiston. [1972].'
This top section of the card usually represents athe information that appears on the title page ofrately as possible.
Author statement:
Edition statement:
Imprint statement:
THEMIDDLE
attempt to providee work, as accu-
a complete listing of all authors editors, trans-lators, or compilers. This follow the title whenthere are two or more persons who h ve contributed .
to the intellectual content of the book.
when more than one edition of a book is published,the edition statement is useful for identifying -
the specific text, revision, translation.
includes the place of publication (if it is notlarge', it may suggest a local point of view inthe book) thepublisher's name (the identity ofthe publisher may suggest the quality of the work)the date (this is most important for indicatingthe timeliness of the content of the work.)
xii, S8S p. illus. 26 cm.
"A Wiley-Interscience publication"Bibliography: p. S3S-S42.
The middle section of the card is reserved for the descriptive notes,which include the collation (number of pages, number of volumes) andthe physical des'Cription, such as size (given in centimeters) illus-trations, maps, tables, portraits, plates, graphs, and series notes.
Additional notes may further describe the book: publishing history,brief listing of contents, and bibliography.
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THEE BOTTOMThe bottom section of the card is helpful chiefly as a source of possiblyuseful subject headings.
On most, although not all, catalog cards, there are tracingslisted near the bottom of the card.
TRACING: the record on the main entry card of all the additionalheadings by which the,work is listed in the catalog.
The original purpose of tracings was to record, for the librariansin charge of cataloging, a list of each.p)ace where a card was filedfor the bookt-being indexed. (See below). In other words, tracings
show how many catalog cards are made to index a book.
By noting the tracings, you can learn: what subject headingswere selected for the book (NOTE: Each word or phrase followingan Arabic number indiCates a subject heading); if a title cardwas made; if any other entries were made. (NOTE: Each word orphrase following a ROMAN NUMERAL indicates a title or otheradded entry.)
1. Steel alloys - Welding. 2 Welded joints -Testing. I. Title. II. Series.
By taking note of the tracings of the subject headings, you can possiblyadd subject headings to your list and have other places in the SubjectCatalog where you might find books related to your research.
The.series of numbers and letters that appear at the very bottom of manycatalog cards are data useful only to librarians and are not significantfor anyone using the catalog card as a research tool.
NOTE: U.C.D. frequently owns many copies of one book and these copiesmay be in several libraries around the campus. This informationis put under the call number on the catalog card:
S Adams, John,Means: 459 Beef'cattle.
A4 McGraw, 1972.U.C.D. owns 3 copies. 1972
3c. 650 p. illus. bib
c. 1 is in the Animal SciencesLibrary
c. 2 is in the AgriculturalEconomics Library
c. 3 is not mentioned there-fore it is in the mainlibrary.
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'set' of card5Once a basic card has been -created for a book, a set is printed. Filing
headings are typed on the top of each card, one for each item in the tracings.The set is split lip and filed inthe main -card catalog by the words on-the
top line of the card. Theseare'the enta words for the card.
PE157 FUnk, Charles Earle, 1881-1957F74 Ilorsefeathers, and other curious words, by
Charles Earle Funk. New York, Harper, [1958].
PE157
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English language - Etymology
Funk, Charles Earle, 1881-1957.Ilorsefeathers, aid other curious words, by
Charlcs'Earle Funk. New York, Harper, [1958].
fazdhor card or"ma.e7 entry"
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Funk, Charles Earle, 1881-1957.Ilorsefeathers, and other curious words, by
Charles Earle Funk. New York, Harper, [1958].
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Series on the American language
PE157 Funk, Charles Earle, 1881-1957.
F74 Ilorsefeathers, and other curious words, by
Charles Earle Funk. New York; Harper, [1958].
PE157 Funk, Charles Earle, 1881-1957.F74 Ilorsefeathers, and other curious words, by
Charles Earle Funk.- New York, Harper; [1958].
240 p. illus. 22cm. (Kennikat Press
reprints. Series on the American language)
J. English language - Etymology. 2. English
language - Semantics. I. Titre. II. Series
SOME VARIATIONS FROM THE. .NORM
TIT LE MAIN ENTRYSome books have no authorlisted. The title cardbecomes the principle ormain entry.
OPEN ENTRYSerials receive an "open"entry listing the date ofthe library's oldest copy.,The "-date" shows that theserial is still beingreceived by the library.An entry like this
1931-1957
means we have issues from1931 through 1957.
BUFF E; 1 F'This buff colored "onorder" card'isJiled underthe author's name.- Checkat the loan desk to -seeif the book has beenreceived -- chances are that
it is in the library.
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F6 rev. ed.) London, New York, Focal .Press
1965 (19651
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It would seem that the author/title card catalog would be a relativelysimple piece of machinery, but because of the size and diversity of U.C.D.'scollection, the catalog is exceedingly complex. It abounds in cross refer-ences linking variant spellings to correct spellings and old names to newnames. The 'billions of cards in it are organized by enough filing rules tofill a book. It is often difficult to establish who or what is the authorof a book, for groups, such as universities and private companies, may beauthors. Many books are listed by title only, because the author is un-known or because.a publisher organized the efforts of many writers for anencyclopedia or magazine.
A: ENTRY /MAIN ENTRY
). WHAT IS THEMAIN ENTRY?
Every card (subject, author, title, editor, etc.) for a book that appearsin the card catalog can be called an entry since the book is entered inthe catalog by the card. One card usually the author card is designatedas the main entry for the item. It is the principal card for the bookand serves the following functions.
a. Gives the most complete information known about an item that is°cataloged. The main entry card has on it all of this information.
b. Gives location of all cataloged copies of books and periodicalsand other material in the library system.
c.. All editions of a. book in the library are listed together by themain entry,
d. For periodicals, the main entry card is the Only cardIllall_w14-1--list the complete holdings available in the-1-ibrary system.
e. For Reserve-Books,-6-6the main entry card will have a clearplastic sleeve on it with the direction: APPLY AT RESERVE DESK:
f. For books in the Law Library and in the Health Sciences Library,the main'entry cards will be the only ones found in our main cardcatalog.
The main entry card is usually the author card, although the title cardis used when,no author is identified (see examples pp.
All other cards that form the "set" of cards for a book are called addedentries since the top line (filing line) is added to a basic main entrycard. Added entries are made for subjects, titles, joint authors, editors,series, etc.
2. HOW TO RECOGNIZE A MAIN ENTRY WHEN YOU SEE ONE.
The method is simple. Look at the call number and then at the words ornames on the same line and the first letter or letters of the call number.
ae.-main entryis typed on Me,ssani#, hne, as inbegin,niny 0t theeat/ number
Reinforced plastics
TP Mohr, John Gilbert, 1913-1177 SPI handbook of technology and engineeringM63 . of-reinfoi.ced plastics (by] J. Gilbert Mohr.1973 2nd ed. New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
(19731.
,x, 40S 11: illus. 27 cm.
1. Reinforced plastics. I. Title
. THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH. MAIN ENTRIES -- CORPORATE AUTHORSHIP
Normally, the main entry for, printed material in catalogs is made underthe author's last name; unfortunately, many serials and books defy simplecataloging rules. Some of these fall into the category librarians labelas corporate entries.'
Obviously, only people can write books. Yet, when an individual orgroupof individuals creates a work under the auspices of a governmental body,an institution (like the University), or an association, the corporatebody, rather than the individuals involved, gets credit for the work.
go GOVERNMENTAL BODIESGovernmental bodies Thke departments, agencies) are usually listed justunder the name of the country, state, or city that-controls them.
U.S. Congress. Houqe.
U.S. Foot! and Drug AdministrationCalifornia. Department --of HuMan ResourcesSacramento, California. City Council.
There are some exceptions to this rule. Research groups, some parks,museums and utilities are not listed under the name of the controllinggovernment. However, such exceptions are infrequent.
o INSTITUTIONSMost public schools are listed under the governmental body that controlsthem or under their location.
University of London. London. University.
Department of English at Sacramento State Vniversityp
California. State University, Sacramento. Departmentof English.
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Biographical Directory of the American Medical Association.
Ame Medical Association. Biographical direbtory.
Also, ff.-the title of a serial includes
THE NAME OF A CORPORATE BODY + A TERM LIKE "JOURNAL"
the serial will usually be entered under the name of the organization.Any time you see one of the following terms, check to see if a corporateentry will be used:
annals.
announcementsbulletinjournalproceedingspublicationstransations
Journal of the American Medical Association.
American Medical Association. Journal.
MgCagJournal of histology. Journal Of histology.
It's not a corporate entry, just a simple title entry. There is no corporateauthor involved. It is the journal of a subject.
o CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA, E=1-C.These are usually entered under the full name of the conference orsymposium and are then subdivided or further identified by the number,place and date of the event.
The Eighth Congress of Cell Biology held ,in Leyden in 1:1)
Congress of Cell Biology, 8th, Leyden, 1954.
but, reports of meetings of organizations will be listed under thename of the organization
American Medical Association. Proceedings of the annual convention.
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B. rl LING ARRAWGEME KITS IN THE ,AUTHOR/ TITLE CATALOGLanguages were designed to be spoken and written, they were not designedto be filed, so when several million cards must be filed in a logical order -as in our main card catalog some logical problems arise to insure consis-.tency, our filers rely on a book of filing rules that cover all of the vari-ations and problems they will encounter in the average day of filing cardsinto the main card catalog. As a library user you will find that knowinga few rules will greatly increase the percentage of materials you can findin the card catalog without the assistance of a librarian.
AUTHORS AND TITLES ARE ARRANGED AENTETICALLY WORD BY WORD.
New art around the world
A new bat ofthe,genus Myotis
Ignore articles--a, an or the at the beginning of a title in anylanguage; articles are not ignored in the middle of a title.
0 FILE TOGETHER ALL" NTRIES BEGINNING WITH THE SAME'WORD BEFORE(..00FI:t1ttllotIRANNICH START WITH THE SAME GROUP OF LETTERS BEGINNING
-AIARGER
West Virginia
Western
Minutes of a murder
Minutes of anxiety
(§PUNCTUATION AND FILING ORDER
Titles are not affected by punctuation, ignor them.
'A Dog's howl
Dogs: mans best friendsDogs of Scotland
The Dogs' power of reasoningDogs, survivors of primitive cultures
Hyphenated words are filed as if they were two words
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Land-forms of EgyptLand forms of IndiaLand zones
ABBREVIATIONS AND NUMBERS ARE FILED AS IF SPELLED OUT FULLY
Dr. Doctor Mr. MisterSt. Saint Mrs. MistressH' Mac Ms. Ms (it is not anMc Mac abbreviation)Gt. Brit. 6reat Britain No. Number
U.S. United States
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INITIALISMSo
Initialisms are filed at the front of the letter grouping. Each
initial is treated like a full word, since it stands for.a full word.r
A A J C information exchangeAGARDadvisory,report .
A H E A bibliography on higher educationAberg, Bertil
Exception: Some acronyms, like NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)and UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific CulturalOrganization) are so common that they are now considered tobe words, not acronyms. They are filed as words, and notin the acronyms section at the beginning of the letter:
NUMERALS
Numerals in the titles of books are arranged as if spelled out in thelanguage of the rest of the title.
701 Dalthatians
100,000,000 guinea pigsp.70 Downing Street15 Contes de Victor Hugo
SIGNS
One hundred one DalmatiansOne hundred million guinea pigsNumber-ten pawning StreetQuinze COntes de VictOr Hugo
Signs used in place of an author-1.s name without preceding letters, arefiled before.the*letter A. '--
??? Memoirs of an explorer### The reasons for crimeABC The genesis of a television showAaron, Henry AV career in baseball
Symbols are filed as if spelled out
andet (if title is in French)
cap COMPOUND WORDS
S90Words printed as one word are arranged as one word. Titles beginningwith a compound word are arranged as printed..
Hand book of chemistryHand over the ca :hHandbook of algebra
ELISIONS
Elisions are letters skipped in printing which have an apostrophein their place to indicate the omission.
Cap'n AndyCapone and his gangWho'd be king?Who's who in America
The punctuation is ignored and the omitted letters are ignored.
mob-IFLED_ LETTERS
.The a, 0, (I irGerman, Scandinavian and several other Europeanlanguages are arranged as if written out, ae, oe,.ue.
WORDS SPELLED TWOWAYS
For titles in English, each library selects one way, and files allsuch words in that way no matter which way they are spelled.
In this library:
Labor and Labour LaborDefense and Defence DefenseMedieval and Mediaeval MedievalEncyclopedia andEncyclopaedia Encyclopedia
Theater and Theatre Theater
Titles in languages other than English, are filed exactly as theyare spelled.
a NAMES WITH PREFIXES0
Van Buren, HelenaVance
De la FontaineD'EMil, Jacques
Z3Z3,02g1 .1g3 allUalia\IMUSSgBOOKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR0When the library owns more than one book by an author, th& cardsare sub-arranged by the titles of the books.
Faulkner, WilliamFaulkner, WilliamFaulkner, William
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As 1 lay dyingLight in AugustThe sound and the fury.
EXCEPT: the titles, Works and Complete Works are arranged beforeindividual titles of works.
The editions of the same title are arranged by date, withthe latest edition first.
PEOPLE BEFORE PLACES. PLACES BEFORE TITLES.
or
Brown, ThomasBrown, AZabamaTh' brown bear
(peoples come first)
(places follow people)(titles follow aZZ personalnames and places)
Cal ornia. Public Welfare Department.California. Pnivemity.Cali'fornia bound
E5OhAEF N.A./ORDS FOR THE WEARYAfter reading a11 of these rules, you may now feel.confused, or indifferent,and firmly believe_ you'll never even approach an understanding of the ,system.
Hopefully; the working assignment invel-ving filing rules will give you somepractice to help you fix some of these rules in your memory. In addition tothat, however, you have now been alerted to some of the, intricacies andcomplexities that all library users.have to face when searching for materialin any card catalog.
There are three steps that you should always take when you experience diffi-culty in finding what you are looking for:
1. Check the possibility that the key' word may be misspelled.
2. Try all possibilities: this is best done by continuing tolook a bit farther .in the card tray after you think you've creached the end of the search. This 'wo'rks best with corporateentries rather than with personal names.
3. Ask a Reference Librarian to check over your work before youdecide that the item you need is not in the Library.'
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1730 WWOR .Pa3,0N00 agOW503The Subject Section of the Main Ca'rd Catalog (hereafter called Subject,Catalog) is at once simpler and more complex than the Author/Title Cata-log. It is simpler because you do not get involved, in the problem ofspecific "Entry" as you do in the Author/Title Section. Also, thefiling arrangement is simpler. It is more complicated beca'ise you getinvolved with trying to translate concepts, ideas, vague tliughts, intothe specific word or phrase used.
Books are listed in the subject card catalog by subject headings whichdescribe either partly or fully, the contents.of the book. In the pastsubject headings were typed in red on the top of each card. Now redtyped'guide cards are used so that typists de' not have to type On eachcard..
A. THE L.C. SUBJECT- HEADINGS LIST
In order to be sure that the same word or words are used for the sametopic each time it appears in' the subject card catalog, we use a subjectheadings list. U.C.D. uses the Library of Congress Subject Headings List.It was designed for the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C; and is:well suited ta a-large library. .
Thelist contains headings that are currently used at L.C. Our catalogersuse them whenever we have a book on a topic listed; however, our catalogers.can create new headings if we pgrchase a book on a topic narncluded inthe List. Also, certain specific words are routinely omitted,from the LCSubjectHeadingsList to save'space.
These are
. proper nouns names of structures
names of,places . names of groups---.
many scientific terms many religious terms
These can be Lied as subject headings.
Many types of .00ks are not listed in the subject 'side of the card catalogbecause they have no "subjett". These.include novels, plays, stories, poems,etc. Subject cards are made only. when a topic is fully discussed in a book.
uses .0.)( 4,(ze 4.0 Subject /- /eadz,n c L1While the Lis!t was designed for catalogers, it can be very useful to theresearcher for the following purposes:
4) it will show you the words and phrases that will be used in thecard catalog. You won't have to wander from one end of the cardcatalog to the other.
0 it will show you a variety of cross references and related wordsyou can check.
lOccLi;crrit, df -5744¢,Oir 17aci2hjr-5
One copy is located in the middle of the, subject catalog area.
A secona copy is near the Reference Desk. Reference librarians use itfrequently when helping patrons decide upon the appropriate subjectheadings for topics.
z4) 6o use lim/ Subect Aazti s L:sti1. Make a list of all the words and/or phrases that you.can think of that
are related to the topic you are researching.
2. Look up each word and/or phrase.
3. 'Note the related words listed before and after each word you look up.Do any of these related words seem more specifically suited to yourtopic? Do any of these words suggest additional places to look?
.4. Continue to follow each lead until you feel satisfid that you havefound all the useful, significant subject headings for your topic.
5. Using the final list of subject headings that you have compiled, moveto the,Subject Catalog and begin compiling your list ,of possible sourcesof information.
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Ll Go to the subject word list, SUBJECT HEADINGS USED IN THE CATALOGS1...loOF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
(JD Look up the topic you are researching. Use the most specific termC.Cloyou can think of--in this case., look up free speech.
You will find, on page 514 of the book, this:
FreedinkvoremplamvW Ww,hp,mfh
Flt4.1101314"colpathmIdwity4vmploym.qithbolvoroovullathm
enpal ion, Free choice ofrights
Lahorandlaborual40assvS.Labor I vs and leeislalLame soprlyleetniat
Personality (I.aw)Professions
Free Soil Party (.//%J.136)subd.d...1 by Inealax. F rc, 8.11 rdriV
FreeSoil Parly. MaqsaehtimettcNote wider Free Soil Pally
Fleespee(diSwIdliertyofslapeW
Free thought /l1. :mm.2790411 ArianstiviNin
Bible-Evidenees.antImN.y.ov.liatlouliIReligmshlrertySI,Aphimu
You learn that theterm "Free speech"is not used in thecatalog.
Instead, we will .
use LIBERTY OFSPEECH.
The words in the darker, heavy-face type are words that will beused as subject headings in the card-catalog whenever we own bookson the subject. Therefore, when there is a viable subject headingin the Subject Headings List., and there are no books listed underthe heading in the card catalog, you can assume that U.C.D. has nobooks on the subject.
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aLook up LIBERTY OF SPEECH
On page 737 you will find this
LIBERTY OF SPEECH is the subjectheading that can be used in thecard catalog. It is in heavy type.
Below LIBERTY OF SPEECH, you willfind a list of other words.
The first group of words is pre-ceded by the letters sa
sa meane see also
Intother words, if you are Rot, tosaurdsatisfied with the books you findlisted under LIBERTY OF SPEECH, xyou could check' each word from wordsBLASPHEMY to SEDITION.
XxBelow the word SEDITION is the toadsletter x.
x means see.
In the card catalog, if you hadlooked up "Free speech or "Free-dom of speech", or "Speech,Liberty.of"), you would havefound cards that look like this:
ellWarons.ar
Iibtli) of cli111111 f Ilismu otill'acts.1' Contract, Freedom of
oml.:t. Liberty ofFreedom of contract
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ContractsLiberty
Liberty of employmentice Free choice of employment
Liberty of informationFreedom of informationI. of occupation1.1ee ellOWl. of employment
Libert of religions.e Religious libert.
Liberty of speech ( !Meet (.1r5v1err 131:t:splomy
Ptolom of olf01111:1111)11I.I.L9S1.1111% /4/1111.8 - PH.10111 (11.
.:11:tir:::111 NIZI II eII,iberly Of the pressSedit ionFlee speechFreedom of pet.chSpeech. Libor( of.%ssembly. IZittlit ofI% it rights
Freedomofinform:d4mLibel.and slanderl'elsonality (I any)
Liberty of speech in the church (
Freedom of speech in the church.c.c Authority (Relit:ion)
Chard' Authority
Freespeech
see
Liberty of speech
Most x wordsare Fvnonynsfor the correctsubject heading.
The final group of words under LIBERTY OF SPEECH is preceded by xx
xx means see also
Librarians will have a specific use for this in cataloging books;however, students can use the list for more topics related to theoriginal heading.
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6 Havipg looked over the words given under LIBERTY OF SPEECH, make a0 list of those that you wish to look up in the Card Catalog. You have
eleven possible headings listed as xx or sa under LIBERTY OF SPEECH.tc-,
9a Now, look upJLIBRTY OF SPEECH in the subject section of the CardCatalog. You wilil find cards fbr 12 books on LIBERTY OF SPEECH.
Review: --...L-1`i
1. Subject headings. printed in bold faced type can be used inthe Subject card catalog.
2. x means see. Headings listed beside and under the x willnot be used in the subject card catalog.
3. xx and sa mean see also. Headings listed beside and underthese letters can be used, as needed, in the card catalog.
USING TRACINGS TO EXPAND youR usr bF HE:AI:ANC:5,,
In addition to using the LC_SubjeCt Heading List to build a list of viableheadings, you can use the tracings found on most catalog cards to findmore headings. Let's look at one of the books filed under LIBERTY OF SPEECH-,
Liberty of speech
TK6570 MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-B7 In honor of a man and an ideal, byM29 . Archibald MacLeish. New York, Da Capo
Press; 1942.
1. Radio broadcasting. 2. Reportersand reporting. 3. Liberty of speech.I. Title.
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This book is also filed under RADIO BROADwASTING and REPORTERS AND REPORTING.You may wish to add these headings to your list, since there may be other bookssimilar to this.
The reason for checking tracings hopefully is clear. It will provide you withsubject headings that you would not ordinarily find by using only the SubjectHeadings List. This is because some of the subject headings are not relatedto LIBERTY OF SPEECH as closely as those found in the Subject Headings List.The logic of a book may require subject headings quite remotely related toLIBERTY OF SPEECH.
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St!BDIV%StONS 1-4EAVINC.6
411Many subdivisions can be subdivided to make them more precise. There is agood discussion of subdivisions on pp. iv-vi of the "Introduction" sectionof the Subject Headings List.
If you had looked in the subject card catalog under LIBERTY OF SPEECH you"would have found the following headings.
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-011s 5nouLpLiberty of speech
0.,b6-tawtsLiberty of speech - Addresses, essays, lectures 'books
Liberty of sppech - Bibliography
Liberty of speech - China
Liberty of speech - U.S.
Liberty of speech - U.S. - Periodicals, societies, etc.
Some unique subdivisions are listed in the Subject Headings List under themain heading.
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Gold metallurgySee Gold- Metallurgy
Gold miners (Direct).r.e Gold mines and mining
Miners- Diseases and hygiene
Gold mines and mining (Indirect)( Economics, HD95,16; Mineralindustries, T.V4)04.19)
u Gold dredgingGold minersHydraulic miningProspectingStrikes and lockouts-Gold mininA.
-) Gold-Hydraulic mining
Janip/e ender Alines and mineral.resources
AMdents(;oldc)::eli_jfm/irt.et,
However, most subdivisions are not listed in the Subject Headings List.Theysare added on by catalogers as needed.
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Most subdivisions are not put in the.li. because they would be repetitive.These fall into four basic, standard c agories.
rm divisions ( type -7 o4)- Abstracts- Bibliography- Dictionaries- Handbooks,'manuals,'etc.- Indexes- Periodicals, societies, etc.
zopica.G divisions (content of loci)- Description and travel- Economid relations- Foreign relations- History- Politics and government
frrne, dilnsfons
Example: American literature - Colonial period. IIAmerican literature - Revolutionary period gi
led dironoloostis.American literature,- 19th centuryAmerican literature - 20th century
Under the word "History" in the Subject Headings List, there is .printed a full.-set-of-examples -of-how this category -of-subdivision-actually -appears.
ge ograpkic,a,i clivisionsExample: American literature - Boston
American literature - California
After you have checked 'all possible places in the SUBJECT section
MefiP2 of the Card Catalog, you 5hould make certain that you have thefollowing information before you leave the card catalog area.
A list of all subject headings that you feel will be0 helpful to you. This will be useful when you lateron begin.to search for periodical articles in indexesand abstracts in the reference room.
A list of all the books, including complete call numbers,00 that you think could be useful when writing your term
paper.
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B. FILING ARRANGEMENTS IN THE SUBJECT SIDE OF THE CARD CATALOG.
go As in the author/title catalog, people come before places
PEOPLE, THEN PLACES
Ireland, William Henry (he is the subject of the book,not the author)
Ireland - Description and travel
& When filing subdivisions, certain rules are followed.
PERIODS AND DASHES ARE INTERFILED
California - BibliographyCalifornia. Department of EducationCalifornia - Description and travel
PARENTHESES FOLLOWDASHES AND PERIODS
California (Province)
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INVERTED HEADINGS COME LAST.
California, Northern .
__RERIOD_ORaIMESUBDIASIONSARE_EILED_CHRONOLOGICALLY,0 NOT ALPHABETICALLY.
American literature -American literature -American literature -American literature -American literature -
sample of .45,4fi,pciEducationEducation- Abbreviations
-Education-Arms and objectivesEducation-Arms and cbjectives-Addresses, essayEducation-Bib liogr4phy
Education-Underdeveloped areasEduCation-Early works to 1800
Nineteenth century1861-1890 .
Twentieth century1918-19391920-1929
Education-1965Education-AfricaEducation-Zambia.Education, AgriculturalEducation and anthropologyEducation of adultsEducational acceleration
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I. Referende Works (Reading: Gates, Chapter 6, p.75-81)
A. General Guides to Reference Works
B. Evaluation of Reference Works
II. .Types of Reference Works
A. Dictionaries (Reading: Gates, Chapter 7, p.82-91)1. General - English language2. Specialized3. Foreign languages4. Subject
B. Encyclopedias (Reading: Gates, Chaper 8, p.92-98)1. General2. Subject
C. Atlases, Gazetteers. (Reading: Gates, Chapter 11,p.125-130, Chapter 12, p.131-136)
D. Yearbooks, Almanacs, and Handbooks
E. Directbries
F. Biographies (Reading: Gates, Chapter 10, p.114-124)1. Universal2. National or Regional3. Professional or Occupational
G. Specialized Indexes.1. Quotations2. Poetry3. Short Stories4. Drama
go laarsaiammo LE371210M23 Taaaga3A general reference work is one which gives information on a topic, a theme,an event, a person, a date, a place, or a word. It is broad in scope andprovides specific, data in itself. It is consulted for items of informationand is not intended to be read from cover to cover.
4yd4i'es refirenve Sloo444**Z1035 Winchell, Constance M.W52 Guide to reference books. 8th -ed. Chicago, American1968 Library Association, 1967. Supplements 1965-70.QR
This guide contains an evaluative list of selectedreference books, English and foreign; it comparestheir value under major headings: General ReferenceWorks; the Humanities, Social Sciences; History andArea Studies; and Pure and Applied Sciences. Eachgroup is subdivided by spedific type pf work, bysubject, and/or by country.
Z1035.1 Walford, A.J: (ed.)
W33 -Guide to reference material. 2nd ed. London, Library1966 Association. 3 vols.QR
This guide is international n scope but with a strongBritish emphasis.
vol. 1: Science and Technology, 1973.vol. 2: Social and historical sciences, philosophy
and religion, 1969.vol. 3: General works, language, literature, fine
arts, 1970.
tvaludion of reference, 24)1714s
One of the most useful skills you can acquire from a course on library researchis the ability to evaluate books - to decide when andhow to use them.
When you approach a book you should first consider its coverage including
1. what it includes and what it excludes.2. the type of information it gives about each topic covered.3. the years it covers (chronological coverage)
You should also look for the best method of using the book including:
1. its overall arrangement - classified, alphabetical, chronological, etc.2. its indexes
Aside from examining the book yourself - which is usually the best way tolearn about it - you can learn when and how to use it by reading its pre-face and by referring to guides to reference books such as Winchell.
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A. DICTIONARIES1. General Dictionaries
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A general dictionary is a reference boOk containing words alphabeticallyarranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations,functions, etymologies, meanings and syntactical and idiomatic uses.
PE1625 . Webster's third new international dictionary of theW36 English language, (One copy is near the door to theR Reference Office.)
PE1625 Webster's new international' dictionary of the EnglishW3 language. 2nd edition.R
PE1625 Oxford English dictionary. Located under its editor,088 Sir James Murray; original title New English dictionary.R Usually called the O.E.D.)
**PE1630 The Barnhart dictionary of new English since 1963.,B3
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2, Specialized Dictionaries
Dictionaries containing only specific types of words, such as slang,synonyms, or acronyms are called specialized dictionaries.
**PE3729 Wentworth, HaroldA5 Dictionary of American slang..W4QR
PE1591
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Webster4's new dictionary of synonyms.
**PE1693 Gale Research Company.G3 Acronyms and initialisms dictionary.QR
**ALL BOOKS PRECEDED BY ASTERISK IN THIS HANDOUT WILL BE ON THE ENGLISH48 BOOKTRUCK FOR ONE WEEK. PLEASE USE THEM AND REPLACE THEM PROMPTLY
ON THE TRUCK. BOOKS THAT ARE NOT MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK WILL BE IN.THEIR CORRECT SHELF POSITION. PUT EACH ONE AWAY ACCURATELY, SO OTHERS
CAN FIND THEM.
QR = Quick ReferenceR . Reference stack area
3. Foreign Language Dictionaries
Dictionaries equivalent to Websters and the O.E.D. exist for mostEuropean languages; however, most students are interested in bi-
lingual dictionaries. These can be easily found in the reference
card catalog or the main card catalog under the heading
ENGLISH LANGUAGE - DICTIONARIES - NAME OF OTHER LANGUAGES
or
FRENCH LANGUAGE - DICTIONARIES - ENGLISH(6r any other language)
4. Subject Dictionaries
Subject dictionaries contain words about particular subjects - such
as biology, theology, history, chemistry, etc. They are filed by
subject in the card catalogs. BIOLOGY-DICTIONARIES
HB61
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1951
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BF32E5
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Sloan, Harald StephensonDictionary of economics.
Hackh, Ingo Waldemar DagobertChemical dictionary, American and\British usage.
Black's law dictionary.
English, Horace Bidwell and English, Ava C.A comprehensive dictionary of psychological and
psychoanalytical terms.
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ENCYC LOPE Di AG1. General.Encyclopedias
01.
A general encyclopedia gives an overview of all subjects, includingdefinition, description, background, and bibliography.
AE5 Encyclopedia Britannica.E6
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AE5 Encyclopedia Americana.AS
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AE5 World Book Encyclopedia.W55R
2. Subject ,Ticfclopedias
Subject encyclopedias deal with specific subjects.
H40A2
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International encyclopedia of the social sciences.17 vols.
Q121 McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science and technology.M3 15 vols. and supplements.
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Encyclopedia of world art.15 vols.
LB15 Encyclopedia of education.E47 10 vols.R
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C. ATLASES GAZETTEERS1. Atlases
An atlas contains maps, plates or charts. It may have explanatory
text. Some current atlases are kept in the atlas cases in the
Reference Department. Some are in the main library stacks. Many
are kept in theGovernment Documents map collection
fG1019 The Times, London.T5 The Times atlas of the world. 5 vols.
1955
ATLASCASE
fG1046 Rand McNally and Company.
Q1 Rand McNally commercial atlas and marketing guide.R3
ATLASCASE
2. Gazetteers
Most gazetteers are dictionaries of places. They usually give geo-
graphical facts like latitude, longitude, population, etc.
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Columbia Lippincott gazetteer of the world.
/Webster's new geographical dictionary.
* *0103 The Times world index gazetteer.Q5
R This is a companion to The Times atlas of the world.It is used to pinpoint the latitude and longitude ofplaces before looking them up in maps or atlases.
I). YEARBOOKS, ALtNANAC.S c HN\SDISOCD KSAli 1. ENCYCLOPEDIA YEARBOOKS41, Most encyclopedia sets are updated by yearboo'ks or annuals which summarize
current events. In the reference area two yearbook sets are kept.
AE5 The Americana Annual.55R
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AE5' Britannica Book of the Year.E65
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24 YEARBOOKS
While encyclopedia yearbooks attempt to summarize all important events ofthe year, most yearbooks focus on the statistics or facts in a specificdiscipline.
ExamplesJA51 The Statesman's year-book.S7
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LB2300 Yearbook of higher education.Y4
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3. ALMANACS
Historically almanacs printed astronomical and meteorological predictionsand data for farmers and mariners. The Old Farmer's Almanac has beenpublishing annual wea;the'r predictions for farmers for over 150 years.However, today most almanacs are compendiums of statistical data designedto answer simple reference questions.
* *AY64 Information Please Almanac; Atlas and Yearbook.
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*AY67 The Official Associated Press Almanac.N5
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'AY67
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754
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The World Almanac and Book' of Facts.
Whitaker's Almanac.
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NartcOapicsHandboAks are usually one volume, concise reference books covering a specific
40field of knowledge.;rY
QD65' CRC. Handbook of Chemistry. and Physics.
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* *AG243 Guinness Book of World Records.G8,
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"AG5 Kane, Joseph N.K3 Famous first facts.1964
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ER 0- 1:389133 CM@ MEMO. ,
A directory lists the names and addressRs of persons, organizations orinstitutions. Other pertinent information may be given. The Reference
Department maintains a file listing several hundred d4rectories.
"HS17 Encyclopedia of Associations.
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AS25 Research Centers Directory:,
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LA226 The College Blue Book. 10 vols.
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1. Universal Biographies.ag, .
A universal biography is not linked to any state, country or' . profession.
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Websterl,s biographical dictionary.
PE1625 New century cyclopedia of names.. C43
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CT100 Current biography.C8
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Z5301 Biography index.85
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2. Natiooal or Regional Biographies'
A national or regional biography is limited in coverage to particularcountrie's orTegions, but includes persons of all professions and
_-occupations.
E663 Who's who in America.W5QR
DA28 Who's who.W5 (British)QR
DA28 Dictionary of national biography..D52 (Called the DNB) .
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E176 Dictionary of American biogra^)y. (DAB)D5R
E36 National cyclopedia of American biography.N3 (The call number for the index is E36/N37/R).
3. Profc,sional or Occupational Biographies
A_professional or occupational biography is limited to persons inspecifit professions or occupations.
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G. ape.CIA E IrsrD, EX ESShort literary works, such as poems, plays and short stories, are usuallypublished in collections or anthologies. Unfortunately, each item willnot be listed in our card catalog. The cost of making the cards would beprohibitive. Consequently, in order to find a poem, short story, or play,you will probably follow a two step search.
1. Use an index to get the name of a collection containing the poem,play or short story.
2. Use the main card catalog to see if U.C.D. owns the collection.
Specialized indexes can also be used to'identify quotations and poems.
**PN6081 Bartlett, JohnB3
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Familiar quotations.
**PM1021 Granger, EdithG7 Granger's index to poetry.QR
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I. SERIALS'A. INFORMATION SOURCESB. LOCATION SOURCESC. U.C.D. SERIALS LOCATIOND. ABBREVIATION PROBLEMS
II. INDEXES AND ABSTRACTSA. INDEXES
B. ABSTRACTSC. LOCATING INDEXES AND ABSTRACTSb. LIST OF INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS
READING: Gates, Chapter 9 "Indexes", p.96-109, 251-3.Look at Videotape on indexes and Abstracts available at the
Reserve Desk
U.C.D. uses the term serials when referring toeperiodicals, newspapers,magazines, journals, annuals, etc. Webster's,defines serial "as apublication (as a newspaper or journal) issu d as one of a consecutivelynumbered and indefinitely continued series". U.C.D. has a Serials Depart-
ment responsible for organizing serials. e list which includes magazines,newspapers, journals, continuous abstract g and indexing services andannuals is called the U.C. Davis Serials iSt.
/I'26941 Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory.U5
RApproximately,55,600 of the periodicals that are currently beingpublished are'listed by subject in Ulrich. There is also a
title and subject index. Only a few government serials areincluded.
**Z6951 Ayers Directory of Newspapers and Periodicals,A9 Ayer provides information about newspaper and periodicals printedR
in the U.S. and its possessions, Canada, Bermuda, Panama and theSerials
Phillipines. Since it has been issued annually since 1880, itBiblio.
can be used for historical information on the nation's press.
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Standard Periodical Directory.
This useful directory supplements Ayer and Ulrich. It is limited
to the U.S. and Canada', but it includes house organs, governmentpublications and yearbooks which are excluded from the other fits.Its subject listing is more detailed than the other lists also.
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B. LOCATION SOURCESSince serial literature is very important for researchers, U.C.D. main-tains a constant interchange of serials with other institutions throughthe nationwide interlibrary loan system. Before we send out a requestfor a serial to another libr ny, we use the following tools to see whoowns it. Because these are the largest lists of serials in existence,they serve a variety of other needs. Their cross references are invalu-able for untangling incorrect titles, and unlike Ulrich, Ayers, and theStandard Periodicals Directory, they list titresno longer published.
Z6945 Union List of Serials. 5 vol.U4
1965 This, and its companion,,New Serials Titles, lists serialsR held in major libraries in the U.S. and Canada. TogetherOn Table they are the largest serials bibliography tool available.Behind Paperbound supplements add to their information. The UnionReference List contains serials begun before 1950. With a few excep-Desk tions, serials begun after 1950 are in New Serials Titles.
ill Z6945 New Serials Titles. 4 vol. + supplementsU5
N4 See the annotation for the Union List of Serials above.1950-
1970
R/On Table Behind Reference Desk
AI . California. University. Berkeley. San Francisco1 Serials Key Word Index. 1974C3
R The 45,741 serials owned by U.C. Berkeley are listed here bySerials every significant word in the title. This feature is especiallyBiblio. helpful if you are unsure of the exact wording of a magazine title.
For example, the American Political Science Review is listed underAmerican, political, science, and review. If you have garbled theentry to Review of American Political Science, you could stillfind the magazine in a keyword index. This index is also moreaccurate and up-to-date for Berkeley's holdings than the UnionList or New Serials.Titles. Undergraduates at U.C.D. can useBerkeley libraries in person. Graduates can order serials fromBerkeley via interlibrary loan.
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C. U.C.D. SERIALS'Although serials are in the card catalog by title, the easiest way, to locatethem is to use the computer print-out list called the U.C. Davis Serials List.
I. Serials are arranged alphabetically by the first.word in the title.
Copies of the U.C.D. Serials List are in the Reference Department,44. the Periodicals Room, the.Government Documents Department, and the
main lobby.
A typical entry includes . .
NK1160 DESIGN. MAIN LIBRARYD4 CURRENT IN PERIODICALS. ROOM
BACKFILE IN STACKS
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Dashes ( - ) after a date mean that the subscription continues to the .
present date.
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Slashes (// //) around volume numbers and dates indicate that some issuesare missing from the set.
cuRrk wr 4 ElAGK.fs1 LEMost magazines in the main library have the location statement "CURRENT INPERIODICALS ROOM BACKFILE IN STACKS". When new issues of these serialsarrive, they are sent temporarily to the Periodicals Room, where they areshelved by call number until the stack is thick enough to be bound together.Once bound, they are sent to the stacks and interfiled w'th books by call .
number. So "CURRENT" for most magazines means the latest year only, and"BACKFILE" is everything before that time. Weekly's, like Time and Newsweekremain in the periodicals room for less than 3 months.
WHAT Is IN r EE slr
The titles list includes cataloged serials available ire the Main Library andin the following libraries at U.C.D.:
Agricultural EconomicsHealth SciencesPhysical Sciences
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Agricultural ToxicologyLaw
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A FEW WORDS TO TWEE WISE-
gPublications such as bulletins, transactions, proceedings of institutions,governing bodies or societies are usually listed by the name of theinstitution or society. For example,
Proceedings of the Royal Society of .London will be listed as . .
ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. PROCEEDINGS.
aTitles composed of the initial letters of syllables of words are placedat the beginning of the letter section. For example . . .
PTA MAGAZINE will be at the very beginning of the "P" section.
f.g The U.C. Davis Serials List is not perfect: Check the main card catalogor ask f'or assistance at one of the public desks if you fail to find atitle you need.
D. ABBR'SThe compilers of indexes, abstracts and bibliographies love to use
abbreviated forms of serials titles. Abbreviations save them andspace. The users of indexes, abstracts and bibliographies are consider-ably less enamored of abbreviated titles. They are time wasters. Eachabbreviation must be fully deciphered before the serial can be looked upin any serials listing. There are, however, a few time saving rules.
aIf you are using an index or an abstracticheck in the frontpages of the volume to see if a key to abbreviations is in-cluded. Copy down the full citation before you leave theindex or abstract set.
gThe follAing lists are useful for deciphering abbreviationsin their subject areas'.
FOLOGICAL SCIENCES
GENERAL SCIENCES
7 PHYSICAL SCIENCES
HUMANITIES
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Biosis List of Serials(QH301/B49/R: Serials Biblio.)
Science Citation Index.(Z7401/S36/R: Index Table' D)
Access(QD1/C495/1969/R: Serials Biblio.)
MLA Bibliography. "Master List of Abbreviations".(Z7006/M63/1971/R: Index Table B)
P.A.I.S. and Social Sciences and Humanities Index.771e7P8/R; AI3/J54/R: Index Table E)
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A. INDEXESPE RI ODIO.AL IM1-3EX ES
Each year an enormous amount of information is printed as articles in serialpublications.. Frequently, serials supply the most up-to-date or specificmaterial available on a topic. Unfortunately, each article cannot econom-ically be listed by subject in the main card catalog; however, indexing andabstracting services catalog articles from thousands of periodicals.
Most periodical indexes are lists Of articles arranged by subject and some-times by author. The compilers. of these indexes scan current periodicalissues, assign subject headingS to each article, and assemble a list of,articles interfiled by authors and subjects.
Enough information is given about each article to relocate it in the period-ical itself,. Below is a sample section from the Readers' Guide to PeriodicalLiterature.
Games oil people 1,14771=1"...29 '69OIL pollution of rivers;harorsi3eatsc.
F1nd1nx lemonade In rnta_ gara's G.
L.T oal to istucifmoo ution mica from LakeU sat P 52:1 -21 nay e9
p ou Iile; pnrtment_ Jul nouricensep.tti textPot V.% letter, ttazak 149.Dept State Bbl 60:3Ie Ap 7 ' 9
Lifo with the blob; d orte_ty all&off Santa Barbara. onam: SportsNieua 30:60-2+. As 21._'
011on
the tome. B. Crabtree. Tachtlns 125:184+ Ap '69
Tarring and featheringof to Barbara. L.J. Kenneolr. u Motor 123:60-1 AP '69SUS C IL well drifting
Hot oil rush ArctIo..Alasks. J. Main. 11
Fortune 79:1204+ Ap.'69E A.1:31 NI ,e+OIL wsll twilling. SubmarineFinding lemonade in Sgnts..FMrhara'e ot. G.Lawsuits rrom oil ammeter. Bar... w D41
Heroin. 521871nly 10 69d.p,19 '6
eiwith thg blob; daissinelre 127.0 slickf Santa Barbara. U Snortstie 30.519-2+ AD 22 9iies also
Petroieurn submerged landsOt tional problsmin Tolao students .bat-
klece on 40klnavra Par. 11 Time 93.43+
SAPAPI-.M CI TAT Oki
- A arbele, iiile/ nuteaairee 414.11e,(-nLife with the blob; damage done by oil slick ci.--rt. 1219.1ir.k.214
off Santa Barbara. R. Macdonald. it SportsI1111:30:50-2+Ap 21 '69 \ I.
utuavit.npAmber Pales Actft. atkor
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2. NEWSPAPER INDEXESDaily newsp.apers are our most complete record of events. Fortunately, severalmassive indexing projects organize newspaper information. The following indexesare in the Reference Department of the Main Library.
Newliork Times Index. 1851 to present. (Index table D)
This index is the library's most complete record of national andinternational news. It can be used to find articles in the New YorkTimes and other U.S. newspapers. The index itself can be used toanswer short factual questions.
California News Index. 1970 to present. (Index table D)
Local and statewide news articles from fourteen California newspapersand magazines are indexed here by subject, personal name, geographicsection and organization. Each section covers a three month period.
The Times (London) Index.. 1785 to present (AI21 T5 R)
Wall Street Journal Index. 1958 to present. (Index table D)
Christian Science Monitor Index. 1960 to present. (Index table D)
Newspaper Index. 1972 to present. (Index table D)
iIndexes the Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, New Orleans Times-Picayure,and the Washington Post].
NEWSPAPERS ON MicROFIL.mSince newspapers are bulky, hard to bind and shelve, and printed on weak paper,most libraries buy them on microfilm. U.C.D. has large microfilm runs of thefollowing papers:
California Aggie, Sept.1968-date.Chicago Tribune, April 23, 1849-1935, 1972-date.Christian Science Monitor, 1960-date.Davis Enterprise, January 1, 1898-date (1964 files not available)Los Angeles Times, December 4, 1881-date.New York Times, September 15, 1851-date.Pittsburgh Courier, 1923-date.Sacramento Bee, 1857-date. (with gaps)Sacramento Union, 1851-54, 1869-date.San Francisco Chronicle, 1865-date.The Times (London), 1785-date.Wall Street Journal, July 1889-date.
.(For information on the Library's otherNewspaper holdings, see the Main Card Catalog).
3. BOOK INDEXESIndexes and abstracts do not necessarily restrict themselves to serialliterature. Some abstracting services, such as Psychological Abstracts,include new books in the field. P.A.I.S. regularly includes monographicgovernment documents and pamphlets. Bibliographic Index and BiographyIndex list books as well as magazine articles.
One of the most useful and unique book indexes is Essay & General Litera-ture Index, which supplements the card catalog by indexing,essays withinbooks. For example, if Max Westbrook collects twelve essays by twelveliterary critics on twelve different American writers, the book will belisted in the main card catalog under Westbrook [editor], under the book'stitle [title card], and under the general subject [American literature].The essayists and the American writers will not be listed in the card catalog.They will be listed in Essay and General Literature Index by subject andessayist.
SUBJECT(Fitzgerald)
ESSAYIST(Taylor)
ESSAY TITLE(The great Gatsby:style and myth)
EDITOR(Westbrook)
BOOK TITLE(The modernAmerican navel)
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ESSAY AND GENERAL LITERATURE INDEX, 1965-1969
Fitzgerald, Francis S. K.--About individualt. , t
Taylor, D. The great Gatsby: style andmyth
In Westbrook, M, R. ed. The modernAmerican novel p59-76
as YcootsSpatz, J. Fitzgerald, Hollywood, and the
myth of successIn French, W. ed. The thirties: fiction,
poetry, drama p31-37The letters
Ifyintn, S. E. The great FitzgeraldIn Hyman, S. E. Standards: a chronicle
of book.; for our time p189.93Tender is the night
Cowley, M. Fitzgerald's goodbye to hisgeneration
In Cowley, M. Think back on us p225-28
Mizener, A. Tender is the nightIn Mizener, A. Twelve great American
novels p104-19Trachtenberg, A. The journey back: myth
-And mo
Fitzgibbon, Russell Humke, and -joKenneth Fox
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Measurement of Latin American tichange
In Martz, J. D. ed. The dynamichange in Latin American pop113-29
Fitzhugh, George
Bartlett, I. H. The mind of the Soutliz.In/Bartlett, I. H. The American nth%
I in the mid-nineteenth century p793
Fitzmaurice, GeorgeAbout
Hpgan,R G. Appendix II: the g enius,/ George Fitzmaurice
fin Hogan, R. G. After the Irish rpnsance p16445 fag',
Fitzsimons, Raymund .c. 4/,';)An artist in Cathay 1;s
In The Saturday. hook, fl patoo-..Five Civilized Tribes. See arr. t
.Five Nations. See Iroqutiislisuhia5.
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LIST OF BOOKS INDEX
Weigand, Hermann JohnSurveys and soundings in Euro-
pean literature; ed. by A. Les-lie Willson. Princeton Univ.Press 1966
Weinberg, BernardThe limits of symbolism; studies
of five modern French poets.Univ. of Chicago Press [1967c19661 (A Publication of theseventy-fifth anniversary yearof The University of Chicago)
Weiner, Myron(ed.) Modernization; the dynam-
ics of growth. Basic Bks. 1966See also La Palombara, J. G.
jt. ed.Weintraub, Karl Joachim
Visions of culture; Voltaire,
Westbrook, Max RogerPS (cd.)' The modern American novel;350.5 essays in criticism; ed. with anwqb introduction by Max West-
brook. Random House 11967c1966; (Studies in language andliterature)
Partially analyzedWes CM faI1011 and t c future
of Eastern Europe. See Collier,D. S. and Glaser, K. eds.
Western political philosophers. SeeCranston, M. W. ed.
E 14, Wheeler, Thomas C,' (ed.) A vanishing Aineric; the
VI-in life and times of the/ smalltown. Twelve regional' townsby Nodding Carter rand others!.Introduction by Wall tee Steg-
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At the back ofthe index volumethere is a listof books indexed.We have put thecall number inpencil; however,it is always wiseto check the cardcatalog if nonumber is besidea book you want,
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B. ABSTL1A TSMost indexing publications list all of the information needed to relocatethe original article. Thies information is called the citation. Absstracting
publications also give the citation, then they add a brief summary or abstract
of the original article. Most abstracting publications
are arranged in two sections. Below is an example of the subjecWndex 'and
the abstract section of Psychological Abstracts.
INVeX SECTIONStX334-morS
Polk: Personnel (See Also GovernmentPersonnel) 4830. 5555. 5705, 5926. 5957Polley Making (Government) (See Gov.emment Policy Making)Poliomyelitis [See Nervous System Dts.orders. Viral Disorders(Political Merck (See Radical Move-ments)Political Attitudes (See Also PoliticalConscrvatum. Political Liberalism(4923.5668.5734PouUai CamPs1P4 'See Also PoliticalProcesses( 5002Political Candidates 5002 4Political Comervatken (See Also PoliticalAttitudes( 4777Political Elections (See Political Process.es)Political Liberalisas (See Also PoliticalAttitudes) 4777Political Parties 4668Political Processes (Sec Also PoliticalCa mpa igns) 4975. 5270Poltdcal Radkallan (See Political Ant.lodes)PoUtkai Remlution (See Radical Move.rrents)Politics Ps ?Once! Attitudes. PoliticalCampaigns, Political Candidates. Pohl'cal Parties. Political Processes)Pollution 4679.4866
Sncle4 5ee+tons are usedtb tyt +he enc-
.-tile. bstnictAbstrac.ts art arrangedby number in +he.dbatro_ct Sec,eion
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disabled persons: (a) information about disabled per-sons. (b) contact with disabled persons, and (c) anexperience combining both contact and information.Results consistently indicate that neither contact norinformation alone is sufficient, and, that experiencescombining the 2 have a favorable impact on attitudes.Similar results were reported regardless of assessmentprocedures or types of disability. (46 ref.)--./cawa/abstract.
5002. Appleton, William S. (Massachusetts MentalHealth Center. Boston) Psychiatric dangers In runningfor political office. Perspectives in Biology & Medicine.1973(Win). Vol. 16(2). 188-198.Studied the psycholog-ical phenomena which occur when an individual cam-paigns for high political office. Better understanding ofthe changei to be experienced by him and by his familycan help in establishing a sounder evaluation of thepublic figure's abilities as well as his integrity. Suchunderstanding can also permit the candidates to bebetter prepared psychologically log the ordeal. Initialpsychiatric observations made during an actual electioncampaign are presented. A candidate and his family werestudied, and later the findings were supplemented byclinical data derived from several mildly depressed butotherwise normal politicians and their familirs.J.Crabbe.
5003. Alamos. H. & Reiner, F. (State PsychiatricHosp.. Weinsberg, W. Germany) (Accidental LSDintoxication of three brothers sad sisters In childhoodwith "echo-psychosis" ellashback").] (Germ) Praxisder Kinderpsychologie and Kinderpsychiairie, 1972(Aug),Vol. 21(6). 207-209.Reports the case history of 3 5-11yi old children in which the acute: relatively symptom-free state of intoxication with typical vegetative symp-toms and a mild psychosis was followed after about 5
CITATtesNYNC-L.L)Cir S:
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malitz.inie. 4:04e,date. o6 ts.sue.vottArne .fck5e numbers
To save space, abbreviations are used in most indexing and abstracting
is publications. These abbreviations are usually identified in the front
ii0"re of each volume. Instructions on how to use the publication are also
given in the front pages ,of most volumes.
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Most of the 300 ind9es and abstracts received by the library have specialtiesthat reflect the Tibup of periodicals that were used to comp4? the list.There are several good ways to select the best index for 3/cur needs.
6 THE REFERENCE CARD CATALOG650
Look under the subject you are researching. Depending on the
type of index or abstract, a variety of subheadings can be used'.For example,
(Any subject)(Any subject)(Any subject)(Any subject)
- Bibliography`- Periodicals, Societies, etc. - IndexesPeriodicals Indexes
- Abstracts- Periodicals, Societies, etc., - Indexes
i.e.: History-Bibliography; History-Periodicals-Indexes;History-Abstracts
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One drawer in the Reference card catalog has been turned into aspecial subject index for indexes and abstracts. It NE a \fellow
label. It is much more detailed than the regular ciFTcata,og.
GUIDES TO INDEXES
, There are several books that list indexes by subject. The onebelow, though small, is very useful.
Kujoth, Jean S. Subject guide to periodical indexes and reviewindexes. (Z6293/K84/R) (Ask the referefice librarian for it.)
Al GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE OF . .
Yip Research guides for students in specialized studies will pointout the best indexes to use. Frequently, the guides will containsections on the easiest ways to use research tools. Guides arelisted by topic in the reference card catalog. Again the sub-heading is Bibliographk Example: Political Science - - Bibliography.
CR ULRICH'S INTERNATIONAL PERIODICAL DIRECTORY; A CLASSIFIED GUIDE
ei0If you know the name of magazines that you would like articlesfrom, but you don't know where the magazines are indexed, youcan find outs in Ulrich's. Around 55,000 current periodicalsare listed in it each year. Ulrich's is on the table behind.the reference desk. A
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This list of the most heavily used indexes and abstracts in the referenceroom of the main library is. arranged by general subject areas. The scopeor topic of an index or abstract is determined by the subject content ofthe periodicals and books scanned by the editors.
G c= 1_ INDEXESAI3 READERS' GUIDE TG PERIODICAL LITERATURE. 1900-date.R4 (A copy of the Current year of R.G. is also in the PeriodicalsR Room)Table E Subject and author index to periodical articles.
Topics: All subject fields.
AI3 SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES INDEX. 1907-date.154
R Subject and author index to periodical, articles.Table E Topics: Social sciences excluding psychology; humanities,
religion and philosophy.
Z7163 PAIS or PUBLIC AFFAIRS INFORMATION SERVICE. BULLETIN. 1915-date.P8
R Subject and author index ,to periodical articles, pamphletsTable E and government documents.
Topics Current social and political questions.
Z5871 ESSAY AND GENERAL LITERATURE INDEX. 1900-date.E8
R Subject and author index to essays and articles in books andTable B other works.
Topics: All subject fields, strong in literature.
Z1002 BIBLIOGRAPHIC INDEX. 1937-date.B5
R Subject index to bibliographies in books and periodicals.Table B Topics: All subject fields.
AI21 NEW YORK TIMES. INDEX. 1851-date.N4
R Subject index to articles printed in the'newspaper.Table 0 Topics: All subjects. The newspaper itself is available ,
on microfilm. The index is used to pinpointthe date, page and column of the article.
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Z5071 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AGRICULTURE. 1942-date.
U63Subject and authoi index to periodicals, pamphlets, and
Rgovernment publications:
Table ETopic: Agriculture and allied sciences.
Note: There are many specialized indexes and abstracts in the agriculturalsciences, such as Horticultural Abstracts or Animal Breeding Abstracts.Consult the reference card catalog under the specific subjects for
these titles.
ARTSZ5937 ART INDEX. 1923-date.
A7Subject and author index to periodical articles.Topics: Art, archaeology, architecture, crafts, design.
Table B
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Z5073 BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL INDEX. 1916-date.
A4, Subject and author index to periodical articles.
Table ETopics: Biological and agricultural subjects.
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QH *BIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS. 1926-date.
301Subject and author accessed abstracts of serial and book
B5 ,publications.
iologyTopics: All biological sciences.
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ENVIRONMENT INDEX. 1971-date.
Subject, geographic, author index to newspaper and magazinearticles, research.reports, government documents, books andconference papers.
Topics: Ecology, pollution
POLLUTION ABSTRACTS. 1970-date.
Subject, source, and author index to periodical articles, books,reports.
Topics: ,Air, water, land pollution.
QL4 Zuu'OGICAL RECORD. 1864-date.
Z6Subject and author index to serial and book publications.Topics: Zoological sciences
BUSINESSZ7164' BUSINESS PERIODICALS INDEX or B.P.I. 1958-date.
C81Subject and author index.to periodical articles.
B8Topics: Business and finance.
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QD1 CHEMICALABSTRACTS. 1907 -date.
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Subject, author, patent, formula and ring systems indexes toabstracts.
Topics: All branches of chemistry.1
EI)UCAT IONZ5813 EDUCATION INDEX. 1929-dat..E4
SUbject and author index to periodical articles.Topics: Education, guidance, teaching.
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Subject, author and institution index to books, reports, andmonographs.
Topics: Education, teaching, guidance. 0
RJ1 CHILD DEVELOPMENT ABSTRACTS ANDEIBLIOGRAPHY. 1927-date.S5
Abstracts of periodical articles indexed by subject and-author.Book reviews.
TableATopics: Physical and mental studies of children, education.-
LANGUAGE 4 LITERATURE27006 - MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.' MLA INTERNATIONAL BIBLI-M63 OGRAPHY OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES ON THE MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITER-
/Mk R ATURE. 1921-date.lip Table B
Subject and author index to periodical articles and books.Top ics: Languages end literatures.
PAY HoLoev.BF1 PSYCHOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS. 1927-date.
Subject and author access to abstracts of books and periodicalarticles.
Table DTopics: All branches of psychology.
SCIENCE S GENERAL)
APPSLulbEj:c:Cla:C:uAt:T2:OtGoYpIeNrDiEo:ica119:3r-t:tlee.s.
TOpics: Industrial techAology, physical sciences, earthsciences, engineering.
27401 SCIENCE CITATION INDEX. 1961-date.S36
Subject, author, organization, and corporate index to periodicalarticles and to the bibliographic sources of periodical articles.
Table DTopics: All sciences.
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SOCIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS. 7953-date.
RTopics: All branches of sociology.
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1. Documents at UCD -1 Introduction
General Bibliography and Information Sources'
A. Bibliography U.S., California,.0therI .
B. General InforMation Sources - Directories, Yearbooks
III. Documents as Statistics Sources
IV. Legislative Process and Sources
Reading! Gates, pp. 153 -159
Brock, clifton\ The literature of political science.pp.33-72. (on Reserve)
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Library is an official depository for the publications of the State of Callf-ornial and the United States government.
Documents cover a wide range of subjects from popular. to extremely technicalor scholarly. Think of the ways government affects your life: pesticides,
cable television, food stamps, geothermal energy, taxes. The government is
the principal source of statistical information for the U.S. Format rangesfrom pamphlets on growing camellias or planning menus all the way to bound vol-umes of census data and heavily illustrated reports on archaeology or a moonlanding.
The Government Documents Department has records' of all government publicationsin the University ,.ibrary, including the branches. Many of Via publicationsare shelved in the loan ,stacks or in the branches. These have call numbers andare listed in the main card catalog by agency, title, and subject. These are
also listed in the documents card catalog by agency and title. Many otherpublications, however, are kept uncataloged in the .department's closed stacks..These are listed only in the department card catalog, by agency and title.For almost all series, there is only one card under the title of the seriesrather than a separate card for each item in the series. (EXAMPLE: 11.-S.
Department of Agriculture issued a report entitled "Consumers' preferences,uses, and buying practices for selected vegetables." It is number 1019 in
the Marketing Research Reports series. The only card in the documents cardcatz.!og is for U.S. Department of Agriculture, Marketing Research Reports.)There are no subject cards in the documents card catalog.
In the Documents Reading Room are bibliographies and indexes that list docu-ments on various subjects. Once you have found citations there, the catalogtells you if we have the item. Even after you complete the course, theDocuments staff expects to help you with confusing problems. We can fre-quently suggest a particular bibliograpy or perhaps an agency active in yoursubject area. Please ask us.
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U.S. Superintendent of Documents. Monthly Catalog of U.S. GovernmentPublications. (Z1223/A18/D Index Table 2)
The single most-complete source for U.S. documents published by' theGovernment Printing Office. Arranged by agency author,-with subject,personal and agency author indexes, which cumulate annually. Index -
refers to entry number.
Earthquakes:abstracts of reports for United State.
17910BOrfcgo Mountain. 23365comparison of results of (bonnie tpkilkle
anal} bus of 2 Ideatical struentret Iocatedon 2 different saes. based on stte Nei,grams front San Fernando earthquake.22171
earthquake research in NO.k.1. 26770field lustrumeutatIon st miles of earth
tremors and their geolocic en. irnament-In central Utah e0.11 ntitting areas, 26504
geologic and seismologic aspects ofManagua. Nicaragua. 2902Q
Information bulletin IperbollettIl. 1S237instrumentation studies of earth tremors
related to geol. gj and t., 11,111.1,- Al St.4,1ersef coat Mho.. Colorado. 21731
need for national earthquake research pro-cram. GAO report 16197
Nharaglia report. hearing, 2b156prediction program on pattottai scale to
nold hazards to, life and propertj.24915
preliminary determination of epicenters.monthly listing 15771
public service documentary film cleared fornonsponsored 23052
recomtnendations for shape of earthquakeresponse spectra. 307s2
recorded and processed seisinte dam from1971 Son Fernando earthquake aedaftershocks by Noada Special ProjectsParty. 17776
San Francco Hay area, losses, data andanalysls,mtst7
'rana..11aska i,t Ine system canto( molion values for use In seismic design.
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28846 SESO, Space Environment Services Center, 1973.] [2] p.11. oblong 8° foldedinto narrow 8° size. t Item 207-0- 0 55.602: Sp 1
28847 Study of earthquake loses in San Francisco Bay area, data and analysis.
--\0ffice of Emergency Preparedness.] t Item 207-0-1972 [published 1973]. [5] +21+ [1] +220 p. il. 4° [Be rt prepared for
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When you go to locate this publication in the documents card catalog, youwould check first under the agency listed as responsible for it: U.S.Environmental Research Laboratories. You would find:
U.S. Environmental Research Laboratories.A study of earthquake losses in the San Francisco Bay Area,
'data, and analysis. 1973
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U.S. Office of Emergency Preparedness.A study of earthquake losses...'
This is because the Monthly Catalog does not always choose the agencylibraries consider the author. We try to make cross-references, but ifyou don't find one, you should always ask for help at. the desk. In thiscase, because you found the cross-reference, you go to the next agency
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U.S. Office of Emergency Preparedness.A study of earthquake losses in the San Francisco Bay Area,
data, and analysis. 1972.'
Shelved as unnumbered publication.
This means the publication is uncataloged in the documents stacks andmay be requested at the. desk.
CUMULATED INDEXES TO THE MONTHLY CATALOG
Because the Monthly Catalog is the basic source for U.S. documents,there are a number of cumulated indexes to it.
Cumulated Subject Index of the Monthly Catalog of U.S. GovernmentPublications, 1900-1971. (in progess)
A computer merging of all the earlier indexes to the Monthly Catalog.Ncte that it is a SUBJECT index only and does not include author oragency access. Each entry gives year and entry or page number inMonthly Cat; refer hack to original issue for full data.
Earthquakes - ContinuedAliska, 1964 - continued
erosion, etc. - continuedIsland (69) 5718
field Investigations and reconstruction effort (67) 8169ground breakage in Cook Inlet area (68) 3955Homer area, effects (66) 13.110horizontal and vertical crustal movement, Prince
William Sound, Alaska (67) 5940hydiologic effects outside Alaska (67) 11177Its geologic setting and effects, summary (67) 8169Kenai take slide induced waves etc e6 13411
eztmeda.beet index
, 8167 538. Geology of epigenetic uranium deposits In sandstone In United States ;withIlst of selected references] : by Warren I. Pinch. iv+121 p. 11. 2 pl. Inpocket, 4 (Prepared partly on behalf of U.S. Atomic Energy Com-mission. Review of geologic studies and explorations of ti de.posits In sandstone In United States from 1943-59.) Paper, $1.50.LC. card GS GC-317
8168 540. Twin Creek limestone (Juracsle) In western interior of United StatesI with list of eferences] : by Ralph W. Imlay. 1967. iv4.105-r 12] P.II. 16 p1. 4 (De.crIption of stratIgraphic and faunal succes,iori InTwin Creek 1.411(11011C anal iegional comparisons with contemporaryfortnatlons.] Paper, $1.25.L.C. card CS 66-n7
8169 541. Alaska earthquake. )1:tr. 27. 1964, field Investigations and reconstructioneffort hvith list of selected references] by Wallace it. 'Janson (andothers). 1966. lx- 111 p. II. 4. (Introduction to story of great earth-quake, its geologic settinz and effects. Held investigations, and publicand private reconstruction efforts. Some illustrations are colored.]
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In this case, the fact that a number is. next to the entry numberalerts you, hat 018 item is part of a series. Looking up to the
top of the pge--and then back to the previous.page, you discoverthat this is\U.S. Geological Survey. Professional Paper no. 541.
Looking it up\in the documents card catalog, you find:
QE75 U.S. Geological Survey.P7 Professional paper, no.1-dater.
PhysicalSciencesLibrary
There is a card only for the series in the documents catalog, andthe series is cataloged and located in a branch library, where youwould go to look on the open shelves for no. 541.
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Decennial and Quinquennial Cumulative Personal Author Index, 1941-50;1951-60; 1961-65 and 1966-70. 4v.
A cumulated personal author approach to authors, editors andresearchers.
Decennial Cumulative Index, 1941-50; 1951-60.
Cumulative subject index to the Monthly Catalog. Useful until the
1900-71 set is complete.
U.S. Superintendent of Documents. Document Catalog, 1895-1940.
(Z1223/A13/D)
Subject, personal and agency author listing of U.S. publications.Gives the most complete information for publications issued duringthe period.
TECHNICAL REPORTS
In addition to materials prepared in government agencies and published atthe Government Printing Office, much research is sponsored by the govern-ment but performed by people working for universities or private industry.Reports of unclassified research are made available through the NationalTechnical Information Service. UCD automatically receives newly announcedreports in fields of agriculture and natural resources. These are on micro-
fiche. The reports we receive and many more are listed and indexed by:
U.S. National Technical Information Service. Government Reports Announce-ments. (Ti/U4/D and PSL)
Semi-monthly listing of abstracts of unclassified government sponsored
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research reports. Arranged by subject with bibliographic informationneeded to locate or order. Also reprints title information from twoother major government bibliographies: Nuclear Science Abstracts andScientific and Technical Aerospace Reports.
U.S. National Technical Information Service. Government Reports Index.(T1/U401/D and P5L)
Computer-produced index to GRA. Semi-monthly with annual cumulation.,Indexes by subject, personal and corporate author, contract number,accession and report number codes.
EPSVARCIIh on World Wide Seiertologizal Station
Sarthcoslt Oats and 4 laboratory Matti f (*atilteld Source Persinzlers for St:e.ilip and forL 801'4..184e s.CO84;137212 73.27 S PCS3COAWMAS
Eihquake Retearoh la NOAA 1014972.COMnSOMS 7316 OK
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P.. P-rthlenVe 12,8k Slinly.111223 1863 73.21 ITN its; 'John SIAS
SEISMIC DETECTIONImproved BodyWavo Munitudes of AloullinRuthquakes.CGS746IIS 7342 SE 1-CS4.SCAIFSIAS
M3%11114[12 Likelihood Linear Fithog uhen Both
index Sen
Government Reports Index
73-21: issue 21 of 197313B: subject categoryPB-223 186/8: report number
NlisrarmiimmoramarmW MEMZSZIP
PB-223 18618 PCS11.501MFS1.45Mississippi-Arkansas-Tennessee Council ofGovernments.REGIONAL EARTHQUAKE RISK STUDY.Progress re pt. no. 2,1 May 73, 190p MATCG-M.SU-1005-06Prepared by Ml:i Engir.ecring, 271 Shrine Mtg.,Memphis. Tenn See also report dated 15 May 73,PB-223 087.
Descriptors: (Earthquakes, Rick), Land use.Construction), Estimates. Damage assessment, In-tensity. Urban areas. Insurance, Regionalplanning. Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennes-see, Mississippi.
The report covers the development,to date of basicparameters required to evaluate the earthquakerisk of the MATCOG area. Consideration has beengiven to the seismic history and the geotectonicsof the Missouri. Arkansas, Kentucky. Tennessee.Mississippi area. Earthquake motion data fromCalifornia and other U.S. areas were assembled,evaluated and summarized for applicability to thecentral United States. A methodology is includedfor the attenuation of earthquake intensity withdistance. Information on damages experienced inquakes of different intensities and the insuranceindustry practices are reviewed pursuant to themaking of future damage estimates.
abstraZt Seaeary
Government Reports Index.
issue 21, subject section 13B
Public Affairs Information Service. Bulletin.(27163/P8/D Index Table 1 and Reference
An index to books, periodicals, government/documents in the fields ofeconomics, political science, public administration and internationalrelations. PAIS covers a wide spectrum df publications worldwide inEnglish. It indexes CQ Weekly Report, National Journal Reports andother publications also cited in this unit. It does not cover purelytechnical scientific subjects. Thus, a document about the economicimpact of oil spills would be included, but one about the design andoperation of a new kind of skimmer for picking up the oil would not.
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2. California
mamma sConservation
Marine mammals: House approves 6 -yearban on killing (debate on the bill and its1101i2slonal. Cong Q W Rept 30:603-5 Mr
Sea mammals: prohibit killing or manage har-vest. Con) Q \V Rept 30:237+ F 5 '72
LegislationUnited States. House. Coin. on merchant
marine and fisheries. Subcom. on fisheriesand wildlife conbervatIon. Marine mammals:hearings, Septembr 9-23, 1971, on H.R. 690land other) legislation for the preservationand protection of marine nianinials. '71ix +584p bib! 11 table charts maps liltd Cong..1st sess.) (Serial no. 92-10) pa
United States. Senate. Coin. on commer.Subcom. on oceans and atmosphere. Oceanmammal 'protection: hearings: pts.February 15-lay 13, 1072, on S. 6S5 Findother bills). '72 2pts (1192p) 11 tables tadCong., 2d sess.) (Serial no. 92-66) pa.
MARINE parks and reservestelLstaics_heinite. ComstEL.laarjuisl
California. State Library. California State Publications.(Z1223.5/C2/C4/D Index Table 2)
Tovernmznba doe.
List of publications of the state received by the State Library.'.Arranged by agency author with subject index. Entry number isState Library's call number, bA-,d on agency. Annual cumulations.Admittedly incomplete, but +._ Dest there is.
mrrrr==.rr.7:---schools plan for future A1200 R4 E2
Earthquake insurance . L500 F45 1971 na.IEitrthquakri rfsnront design advances for stat
highway and bri.dg construction P2100 E2EARTHQUAKESCALIFORNIA
Earthquakes. Is prepared C810 S59 na.39rktoi; galagy: 'master plan far California
C8I0 B9 ne.198E RTHCUAKES AND BUILDINGS
Earthquake hazard dinionishd at Californiaschools plan for tutu. A1200 R4 E2
Report COnCtnin 9 afthqvalk ffiltiltantthallitet advances far stet highway andhridg construction P21C0 E2
Earthquakes: I. C8I0 S59 no 39
C810B9
Division of Mines and GeologyBulletin.
no.198 Urban geology: master plan for California; the nature,magnitude, and costs of geologic hazards in Californiaand recommendations for their mitigation, by John T. AlforsGnd others] 1973. 112 p. ilius., maps. 6
Bibliography: p.89-92.1, GeologyCalifornia; 2. Earthquakes--California. 3. Mines and
mineral resources--California. 4. FloodsCalifornia. I. Alfors,
John T. II. Title. Ill. Title: Nature, magnitude, and costs of geologichazards in California ar.d recommendations for their mitigation.
entry sedibnU.S. Library of Congress. Processing Department. Monthly Checklistof-State Publications. (Z1223.5/Al/U5/D)
Lists publications reported by the states. In order by state, thenagency. Subject index appears only annually. Note that this includesuniversity and extension service publications not considered documentsat Davis.
Index to Current Urban Documents. (Z7764/U7/I54/D)
Covers larger cities and counties in the U.S. and Canada. Arranged bycity or county, then agency and title. Subject index. Emphasizes social,economic and administrative materials. Quarterly with annual cumulation.The only source for Local documents.
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3. International Organizations and Foreign Governments
Many foreign governments publish comprehensive catalogs of their publica-tions similar to the U.S. Monthly Catalog. Among those received here arelists for Great Britain, Canada and Australia.
International organizations usually issue sales catalogs of their publica-tions. We have many of these uncataloged in the Government DocumentsDepartment; ask for them at the desk. In addition, some organizationshave issued major permanent catalogs of their publications.
Unesco. Bibliography of publications issued by Unesco or under itsauspices; the first twenty-five years, 1946=197J. 1Z6483/U5/A39/D)
(Danger! The main card catalog uses amore formal name for this organi-zation: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization!)
United Nations. Documents Index. (JX1977/A2/J5/D Index Table 2)
Lists documents published by the United Nations, in order by the U.N.Library's symbols for agencies. (E/CN.11, for example, is always usedfor the U.N. Economic Commission for Asia and the.Far East.) Index bysubject and geographic area. Many documents listed'are not distributedexcept to delegates and staff, and are available at Davis only on Micro-print. The Documents Card Catalog has cross-reference cards from symbolsfor publications we have in paper copy. There is a cumulative index for1950-62.
.U.N. Yearbook. (JX1977/A37/Y4.D)
_Summary of activities of the United Nations, arranged by topic.Example: Promoting the peaceful uses of the sea bed. Discussion isfollowed by documentary references, sometimes including voting recordand texts of significant resolutions. Basic information on the relatedagencies, Unesco, FAO, etc. The first source for information on UnitedMations action.
B. GENERAL INFORMATION SOURCES
U.S. Office of the Federal Register. United States Government Manual.(JK421/A3/D and Reference)
An annual guide to the organization and activities of the U.S. govern-ment. Arranged by department, with the subsidiary agencies describedas part of the department to which they belong. Detailed subject andname indexes. Gives names of important officials, addresses andtelephone numbers of principal and regional offices.
U.S. Congress. Congressional Directory. (JK1011/U4/D and Reference)
A compendium of information relating to Congress, including biographicalinformation oh members of Congress, committee memberships, committeestaffs. Also includes information on other government bodies andofficials, foreign diplomatic and consular representatives in the U.S.
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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. 1965 -
(J80/A25/D)
Weekly reprinting of all official statements of the President: nomina-tions, appointments of commissions, foreign policy statements, messagesto Congress, executive orders and proclamations, etc. Indexed by nameand subject. Weekly with quarterly to annual cumulations.
National Journal Reports. 1969-(JKl/N28/D)
Similar to CQ (see p.17, item 3) but concentrates on developments andagencies. Each Weekly issue has several signed extensive backgroundarticles on topics of current importance, e.g. strip mining.in lightof the energy cr:sis. Each issue is indexed by government organization,private organization (good for pressure groups or lobbies), geographicarea and personal name. Semi-annual index adds subject index.
California Journal. 1970-(JK8701/C33/D)
A monthly magazine similar in purpose to the CQ Weekly Report. Concise,nonpartisan background and analysis. Annual subject index.
STATE BLUE BOOKS
Most states publish annuals, traditionally called Blue Books. These con-tain biographical information on important officials, information on stategovernment organization, and varying kinds of statistics on population,election returns, etc. Some states also include information on local gov-ernments, historical material, and reprints of important federal and statedocuments. (Some Blue Books are intended to be of primary use to legisla-tors; others are directed to the public. This exl, ins the wide variationin content.) The latest state annual is found in the Reference Department.Note that some, including California's are not revised every year. Thestate Blue Book is a good place to start looking for basic information.
FOREIGN YEARBOOKS
Many countries publish yearbooks, which emphasize narrative descriptions ofthe country, its government's organization and activities, the people, trade,industry, history, etc. While statistical data are frequently included, theyare not emphasized. Like, the state Blue Books, foreign yearbooks are a goodplace to start looking for summary or background information. Current year-books are available in the Reference Department.
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N. Documents as Sial-i5fics- Sources-U.S. Bureau of the Census. Statistical Abstract. (HA37/U4/Docs Desk *andReference)
Annual volume of selected statistics on all subjects. Detailed subjectindex. Sources noted for each table--useful when more detailed data onsame subject is needed. ESSENTIAL.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. Congressional District Data Book.(HA205/A5/D and Reference)
Economic and social data (population, housing, business activity) derivedfrom the censuses and other government statistics and organized here byU.S. Congressional districts.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. County and City Data Book.(HA37/U412/D and Reference)
Similar to the item above, but data are given for counties and cities.These compendia differ from the population censuses in including datafrom the economic censuses and from other government sources, such associal security payments, voting records, and crime statistics.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. Censuses
Aeensus of population has been done every ten years since 1790. Questionsabout other subjects have been added through the decades. Today the popula-tion and housing censuses are taken for years ending in 0 (1970, etc.).They provide the most complete survey and the most authoritative source ofinformation for the U.S. population on basic data on population and housingconditions. Other census information is based on samples, of, the population.Metropolitan areas are divided into census tracts, areas containing about5,000 people, to provide data for more precise areas. (Davis is tracted aspart of the Sacramento area SMSA).
In addition to the population and housing censuses, there are these othercensuses, taken every five years: Agriculture, Governments, Retail Trade,Wholesale Trade, Manufactures, Construction Industries, Transportation,Mineral Industries, Selected Service Industries.
Results from a census come out first in,paperbound preliminary reports,which are uncataloged in the documents stacks. These are followed byfinal reports, which are cataloged. The final reports for the most re-cent of each of the censuses are in the Documents Reading Room.
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural.Statistics.(S21/A36/Docs Desk and Reference)
Annual compilation of statistics on U.S. agricultural production, supplies,consumption, facilities, costs and returns. Gives references for sourcesof historic or more specific detail. The first place to look for agricul-tural statistics on;the state or U.S. level.
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American Statistics Index. 1973-
(Z7554/U5/A48/D Index Table 1)
BRAND NEW, ASI is a bibliography of abstracts of statistical informationcontained in U.S. government publications. Coverage is substantiallycomplete only since 1973, but important documents issued since about 1960
are included. The abstract contains the citation, a general descriptiohof contents, and a Specific description of tables ancidata included.
Indexed by subject, title and categories: gedgraphic, economic, and demo-
graphic, e.g. sex or race. Use ASI "call number" to go from the index to
the abstract. See pages xxii and xxiii of Index for detailed example of
use.
California. Budget Division. California Statistical Abstract.(HA261/C3/D and Reference)
A compilation of general data for the state, some from U.S. census sources.Covers social and economic statistics; particularly useful for statisticson counties and those derived from state activities such as highway andirrigation projects, law enforcement, taxation and elections.
The 1970 edition is a historical volume which should be used togetherwith the latest annual.
United Nations. Statistical Office. Statistical Yearbook.
(HAl2.5/U5/D and Reference)
Annual compilation of summary world statistics, as reported by governments,on population, agriculture, industry, internal and external trade, trans-port, finance and national accounts. Arranged by subject, with sub-arrange-
ments by continent, then by country.
The only source for many countries which do not publish statistical abstracts,but remember the source of the data.
The United Nations also publishes annual statistical yearbooks of NationalAccounts and International Trade and a Demographic Yearbook. Each gives more
detailed statistics in its subject area than the Statistical Yearbook. Use
them for better coverage of a specific topic. Copies in Documents and Reference.
Unesco. Statistical Yearbook. (AZ361/U45/D and Reference)
Annual compilations, based on information supplied by governments, of statis-tics on education, personnel and expenditure in science and technology, andcultural information and activities--including book production, newspapers,film, radio, and television.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production Yearbook.
(HD1421/F61/D and Reference)
Annual report on acreage harvested, yield and production for over 125agricultural commodities, by crop and then by country.
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Trade Yearbook.(HD1421/F611/D and Reference)
Statistics on trade in thesame 125 agricultural commodities reported inProduction Yearbook. Gives quantity and value of imports and export by
commodity; summary figures for groups by county. a
FOREIGN STATISTICAL ABSTRACTS
Foreign statistical abstracts, like the U.S. one, are compendia of data onmany aspects of the country. The data will be more detailed than that foundin the U.N. yearbooks. For example,
Gt. Brit. Central Statistical Office. Annual Abstract of Statistics.(HA1122/A33/D)
Major chapter divisions: Area an&Glimate, Population and Vital Statistics,. Social Conditions, Education, Labour, Production, Transport and Communica-
tion, Distributive Trades and Services, External Trade, Balance of Payments,National Income and Expenditure, Personal Income and Expenditure, Home Fi-nance, Banking and Insurance.
The Library has tried to obtain statistical abstracts from as many countriesas publish them. The latest issue is shelved in the Gpvernment DocumentsDepartment in the Foreign Statistics Section. They are in alphabetical orderby country, not call number order.
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fV Logiffative Process g Sources,Following the progress of a piece of legislation from introduction throughenactment as law is called "tracing 'a bill." The basic steps are:
1. Introduction into either the House or the 'Senate. BILLS are numberedconsecutively for each two-year session of Congress. The bill, is
assigned to the committee responsible for legislation on its subject.(The Law School Library has the only collection of Federal, bills on *
this campus. They may be used there by anyone; you should know thebill number before you go.)
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2ler &wort R.869
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
-APRIL 17,1967 ° , .Ca/.ER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Cotn-
lte° on the Judiciary
A BILLTo amend the Act of July 4, 1966 (Public Law 134-490.
1 Be it enAted by the Senate and house of Representa-,
2 'tires of the United States of America in Conrress assemblid,
2. HEARINGS before the committee. These are optional, are. frequently heldto hear the informed opinion of specialists on a subject. The verbatimtext of all open hearings is printed-and distributed to depositorylibraries. (UCD has old hearings, going pack to 1839;on microfiche inthe Microcopy Collection.)
ary'LS, Congress. House. sJudioci ono.
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3. The committee decides whether to recommend the bill, possibly with majoror minor changes, for passage by the full House or Senate. If it 'does
recommend passage, it issues a REPORT. (Reports are issued in numericalorder, like the bills. They are available in the Government DocumentsDepartment).
MN CONGRESS ROUSE. OF REPRESENTATIVES S REPORT1st Session No. 509
AMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION
JULY 25, 1067.Committed to the Committee of the Wholt, irrlse Stateof the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. ROGERS of Colorado, from the Committee on the Judiciary,submitted the following
REPORT
4. The Houg'e or Senate del,lates the measure, may further amend it, votes.If passed; the legislation goes to the other house, where the processis repeated. If.both houses pass legislation but there are differences,a copference committee is appointed to work out a compromise. This isreported and debated by both:houses. If both pass an identical'bill,it is sent to the President. If signed it receives-a Public Law number,composed'of the number of the Congress and a serial number. PL93-175,therefore is the 175th. law passed by the 93d Congress. In this formit.is called a SLIP LAW. ,
Public Law 90-187, 90th Congress, H. R. 8629
December 12, 1967
4411 Oft- To movie% the At of July 4, 1906 (rubl(elAw 89-491).
Be it er' acted by earn* and llowe of .Reimeeentathepe of the.Vatted .Warta ot Atne,e'vt do Congrevt itylembkd. That. the Acl. of Meri eanRevoloJuly 4,1966 (80 btat. 260), is hewby amended as follows: ti on Ineenten-
-'3 1. By adding pi section 2(b) (3) the words "the Secretary of OMR- nial Ccenission.merco,"lafter words, "t he Sectxtry ofl)efense
91 SEAT, 567 law
All the laws passed in each session are bound together in the U.S. Statutes.(KA73/055/D). They are also added to the existing statute law in the sub-ject-arranged U.S. Code (KA75/C1/U6/D). .
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A. Legislati. Sources - U.S. (Note that these are arranged from mostspecific to most general. That is not necessarily the order in whichthey would be used,)
1. Congressional Index. (J69/C6/D Index Tabled)
This looseleaf service, revised weekly, gives up-to-date informationon legislation. It has subject and author i0exes, numerical listsof bills introduced, tables showing status of bills (how far theyhave gone in the process), and voting records. All information isorganized by bill number; best source for very current informationwhen bill number is known.
Subject IndexReferences are to bill numbers
Current Subject Index beginning on pakte%2'.5.Leealso
Mansfield. Mike. Veterans Hospital . S 233!Marginal Farmland Conservation. Restoration,
and Environmental Improvement Act ..H 7951
Marihtiana and Health Repotting AL. H 924MIrme Mammal Protection Act . 5 2539: 2871:
H 10;420 ,
Marine Petroleum Workers' CompensationAct . S 1547.H 11.071
Marine Pollution Control Act S 192Marine Protection Act. , 5 1238. H 4247. 4723
.,See also Status of House Bills
For digest, see "-louse Bills" Division.
*10420Conf. Rept. submitted to H., H. Rept.
92-1488 10/2/72Conf. Rept. agreed to by H. 10/10/72Conf. Rept. agreed to by S. 10/11/72To President 10/12/72Approved [Public Law 92522) 10/21/72
2. Congressional Information Service. Index to Publications of theU.S. Congress. (called CIS Index.) (Z1223/Z7/C55/D Index Table 1)
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An index and abstract of Congressional publications: Documents,reports, hearings, and committee prints. The abstracts are arrangedin alphabetical order by committee name, then chronologically.Entry symbol used for indexing.
Has index to subjects, peesonal.names, bill, report, 'document, and .
public law numbers. Annual cumulations include legislative historiesof Public Laws enacted furing the year.
Important foil abstracts of hearings, witness index.
For hearings before 1970 use the Monthly Catalog, or the Index ofCongressional Committee'Hearings. (Z1223/A3/D Index.TablerT).
see als'o.SalvageMarine Mammal Commission
Estab, H563-32, PL92-522, S263-22Marine mammal protectionH561-3
Marine Mammal CouncilMarine mammal protection, H561-3.10,
S261-42.8,Marine Mammal Protection Act
Marine mammal protection, H561-3,11563-321, PL92-522, S261-.-1M3-22
Marine mammal protection, impact onAlask"a natives, S261-47
Marine - Petroleum Co.Oircos ownership of pipelines,
anticompetitive effect, H721-14.4Petroleum supply shortage effects on sm2.11
busine 'ss, H721-13.1
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H561 -3H561-3 MARINE MAMMALS.Sept. 9, 13. 17, 23, 1971. 92.1f eltem 1021. ix +584 p. il.Y4.M53:92-10.
Committee Serial No. 92-10. Hearings before theSubcom on Fisheries a,-:d Wildlife Conservationon the following legislation for the preservationand protection of mannc mammals:
H.R 690 and identical H.R. 8255 (text, p. 3),to require the Secretary of the Interior tomake a comprehensive study of the polarbear and walrus for the purpose of develop-ing adequate conservation measures.
H.R. 4370 and identical H.R. 4733, the Hu-
Also includes dept rpts (p. 24.55) and Subcomanalysis (p. 55.65): Supplementary. material (p.527-584) includes submitted statement, corre-spondence, articles, reports, and:
a. Annotated bibliography of publications fromthe Navy marine mammal program (p. 539-544).
Ift Miscellaneous materials on polar bears,IIJCN Red Data Book (p. 548.567).
(For summary of brie items of testimony:seeH561 -.1. /4.)
H561-3.1: Sept. 9, 1971. p. 65-77. ,
Witness: KIMBALL, Thomas L, exec dir,Natl Wildlife Fedn.
Statement and Discussion: 0,aposition to com-plete protection for all species of marine mam-mals; endorsement of H.R. 10420.
Insertion: Current research efforts and mgmthistory for fur seals, sea otters, walrus, andpolar bears (p. 67-74).
hearincy abstract
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PL92-522 MARINE MAMMALPROTECTION ACT OF 1972.Oct. 21, 1972. 92-2.Item 575:. 19 p.86 STAT. 1027.
"To protect marine mammals; to establish a Ma-rine Mammal Commission; and for other pur-poses."
Provides a moratorium on the taking and impor-tation of any mammal or mammal product, ex-cept as regulated by Interior Dept or NOAA inconsultation with the Marine Mammal Commis-sion; initiates a study of the status of the NorthPacific fur seal population in order to make actconsistent with prosisions of the North PacificFur Seal Convention; and authorizes researchgrants relevant to protection and conservation ofmarine mammals, including commercial fisheriesgear development to reduce thi incidental takingof marine mammals in connection with commer-cial fishing.
Legislative History (H.R. 10420 and relatedbills): 0
1971 CIS/Annual:House Report: H563.25 (No. 92.707).1972 CIS/Annual:House Hearings: H561-3.Senate Hearings: S261-42; S26I-47.House Report: H563.32, (No. 92-1488,
Conference Report).Senate Report: S263.22 (No. 92-363).Lngressfonal Record Vol. 117 (1971):Dec. 6, considered in House.
Congressional Record Vol. 118 (1972):Mar. 9, considered and passed Douse.July 25, 26, considered and passed Senate,
amended, in lieu of S. 2871.Oct. 10, House agreed to conference report.Oct. 11, Senate agreed to conference report.Weekly Compilation of PresidentialDocuments Vol. b. No. 44:Oct. 28, Presidential statement.
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3. Congressional Quarterly Weekly.Report.(JK1 /C65 /D Index Table 1 and Reference)
Summarizes Congressional activities for the week, including highlightsof important hearings. Lists bills considered, selective voting re-ords. Has-quarterly index, cumulating to annual.
'4. U.S. Congress. Congressional Record. (J11/R2/D)
Verbatim record of proceedings on floor of Congress. Daily duringCongressional session with bi-weekly index. In bound form at endof session with cumulated index by subjects, personal names. Bill
number index gives legislative history, including references todebate on floor. .
5. U.S. Laws, Statutes, Etc. Statutes at Large. (KA73/U55/D)
Compilation of laws passed by each session' of Congress, in chrono-logical order. Has subject index, guide to legislative history andlist of earlier laws affected by laws passed during the session.Citation form: 83 Stat 972.
6. U.S. Laws, Statutes, Etc. U.S. Code. (KA75/C1/U6/D)
A subject-arranged compilation of all Federal laws in force at timeof its compilation. Has a subject and Popular name index. Annualsupplements with indexes between compilations. Citation: 16 USC 2471
7. Congressional Quarterly Almanac. (JK1 /C66/D Index Table 1 andReference)
Based on the Weekly Report (3 above), the volume annually summarizesinformation on major legislation with background information. Re-
prints important Presidential statements, key roll-call votes, briefhistories of laws enacted.
.o8. Congress and the Nation, 1945-1964. and Supplements. (E743/C6/D)
Prepared by Congressional Quarterly, theSe give summary and bckgroundof legislative action much like the CQ Almanac. Subject index, votingrecords on important legislation.
B. Legislative process and sources - California
The legAlative process in California is parallel to the Federal one.However, the printed publications containing the law and the recordsof its legislative history are quite different. There is NO record ofthe proceedings of the Assembly and Senate. The transcripts of hearingsare not always distributed, although libraries like Davis try very hardto get as many as possible.
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Sources:
1. California. Legislature. Assembly or Senate. Bills.
(Docs Desk)
Bills are assigned consecutive AB or SB numbers and printed when
introduced. They are reprinted after any amendment by either the
committee or the full body.
Davis has state bills for the past several years in the GovernmentDocuments Department.
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AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 3, 1974
SENATE BILL No. 1642
Introddeed by Senator Petris(Coauthor: Assemblyman Carter)
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January 28, 1974
I .An act to add Section 11546.3 to the Business and Professions
Code, to amend See-tie-Hs 14097 and SECTION 65302 of,AND TO ADD SECTION 14679 TO, the GovernmentCode, TO REPEAL ARTICLE 6.5 (COMMENCING WITHSECTION 5078) OF CHAPTER 1 OF DIVISION 5 OF THEPUBLIC RESOURCES CODE, to repeal SEG.... IONS 156.4AND 156.6 AND Chapter 8, (commencing with Section2370) of Division 3, and add Chapter 7.5 (commencing withSection 2370) to Division 3, of the Streets and HighwaysCode, and to amend Sections 12804 and 21207 of the VehicleCode, relating to bicycle paths, and making anappropriation therefor.
,LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1642, as amended, Petris. Bikeways.Deletes provisions re'bicycle lanes, and instead ergs the
Division Bicycle Transportation in the Dcpartmcntef efTfaiite;04-6149-ft and the Bicycle Recreation and Safety .4 ct of1971, and specified provisions re nonmotorized transportationfacilities, and enacts the California Bicycle Pathway ACt 7 di1
division to design fart-ccting sneh pfemulgate Gtandard5 el ass1 and 44 biltek. dcfined Provides that designas such stand/
to isikewaya theads shall apply all under fl Fist:fiction of speeillocal.ficd ageneies under the administration of the
Department of Transportation, with specified authority to
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2. California. Legislature. Senate or Assembly. Weekly History.
(Docs Desk)
The basic history of the current session, the Weekly History listsBills in numerical order, gives author(s) and history. Also contains
up -to -date committee lists. The Weekly History is supplemented bythe Semi-final History, which lists bills which received final actionduring the first year of the two-year session, and by Daily History,which includes only the bills acted on that day.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1974
S.B. No. 1642Petris (Coauthor: Assemblyman Carter).An act tc.. add Section 11546.3 to the Business and Professions Code, to amend
Section 65302 of, and to add Section 14679 to, the Government Code, torepeal Article 6.5 ( commencing with Section 5078) of Chapter 1 of Division5 of the Public Resources Code, to repeal Sections 156.4 and 156.6 andChapter 8 (commencing with Section 2370) of Division 3, and add Chapter7.5 (commencing with Section 2370) of Division 3, of the Streets andHighways Code, and to amend Sections 12804 and 21207 of the Vehicle Code.relating to bicycle paths, and making an appropriation therefor.
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1974tan. 29Introduced. Read first time. To print.an. 31From print.eb. 6To Com. on TRANS.
April 3From committee with authiir's amendments. Read second time.Amended. Rereferred to committee.
3. California. Legislature. Legislative Index.(Docs Desk)
Indexes both Assembly and Senate histories by subject. Also containsTables of sections affected, which is a list of parts of present lawwhich would be changed by pending bills. Revised weekly.
BICYCfacilih s for: counties' and cities' use of MillsAlquiltDeddeh act allocations, SB 821,
lice g, AB 33222.205
lights d reflectors, revision of provisions re, A*3329r ation and safety act of 1971, bibycle: technical amendment, AB 1 9s8r pair act, bicycle, AB 2634
essafety instruction: elementary schools, etc., ACR 21; SB 1661salassembly
requirement. AB 2633law re operation, required attachment of summary, etc., of, AB 3064serial number requirement, AB 2633; SB 1110
statewide bikeway committee: organization, etc.. SCR 47theft, etc., of bicycle or compon t thereof, action against receiver of, SI, 1585trails, paths, etc.
allocations to cities or counties re projects: computation, 513 2207appropriatioand allocation of bicycle path account funds, SB 1642bicycle pathway act, California, SB 1642bicycle recreation and safety act of 1971: repeal, SB 1642bikeways act. california. SB 1642
4. California. Legislature. Final Calendar of Legislative Business.(J87/C2e/D)
Contains history, by bill number and subject index to all bills,constitutional amendments, concurrent, joint, Senate and Assemblyresolutions introduced. Also Tales of sections affected.
SENATE FINAL HISTORY 389
S.B. No. 1:102Dymally, Aiquist, Grunsky, Rodda, Behr, and Moscone(Coauthors: Assemblymen Arnett, Cory, Dunlap, Bill Greene,Lewis, Fong, and MacDonald).
An act to amend Section 16601.5 of, to add Sections 16602.5, 16602.6, and 16711to, to add Chapter 6.1 (commencing with Section 6445) to Division 6 of, andto add Article 1.5 (commencing witn Section 16820) to Chapter 1 of Division13, the Education Code. and to amend the heading of Chapter 23(commencing with Section 16150) of Part 4 of Division 9 of, to amend Section16150 of, and to add Sectiors 16151 5 and 16153.5 to, the Welfare andInstitutions Code, relating to early childhood education, and making anappropriation therefor.
Mar. 15Bead first time.April 12To Com. on ED.May 23From committee with author's amendments. Read second time.
Amended. Re-referred to committee.June 19From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer
to Com. on FIN.June 20Read second time. Amended. Re referred to Com. on FIN.June 30 From committee: Do pass.July 3Read second time. Amended. To third reading.July 7Read third time. Passed. To Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 6.)July 17In Assembly. Read first time. To Com. on ED.July 24From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and te-refer
to Com. on W. & M.-July 25 Read second time...-kmendeclite-referred to Com. on W.. & MJuly 26From committee: Do pass as amended. Read second time. Amended.
To third reading.July 27Read third time. Amended To third reading.July 31Read third time. Amended. To third reading.Aug. 4Read third time. Amended. To third reading. Read third time.
Passed. To Senate. (Ayes 43. Noes 21.)Aug. 4In Senate. To unfinished business.Nov. 8Made Special Order for Thursday, Novanber 9, at 440 p.m.Nov. 9Senate concurs in Assembly amendment. To (Ayes 26.
Noes 8.)Nov. 16Enrolled. To Governor at 10:30 a.m.Nov. 27A roved by Governor. Chapter 1147.
5. California. Laws, Statutes, Etc. Chapter Laws.
As laws are enacted they are numbered consecutively and printed inslip law form. They are called Chapters and cited as Chapter 1366of 1972, etc.
CHAPTER 1147
An act to amend Section 16601.5 of; to add Sections 16602.5, 166024,and 16711 to, to add Chapter 6.1 (commencing with Section 6145)to Division 6 of; and to add Article 1.5 (commencing with Section16820) to Chapter 1 of Division 13 of; the Education Code, and toamend the heading of Chopter 2.5 (commencing with Section16150) of Part 4 of Division 9 of; to amend Section 5150 of; and toadd Sections 16151.5 and 16153.5 to, the Welfare and InstitutionsCode, relating to early childhood educatioh, and making anappropriation therefor.
(Approved by Governor November 27, 1972. Filed withSecretary of State November 27, 1972.]
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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California. Laws, Statutes, etc. Statutes of California and
Digests of Measures. (JK8765/A51/D)
Reprints laws as passed in order by Chapter number. Also contains
a record of sections affected and subject index.
7. California. Laws, Statutes, etc. Codes.
The laws in force in California are published in 27 subject codes.
Examples are the Education, Penal, Vehicle, and Health and Safety
Codes.
8. LARMAC. Consolidated Index to the Constitution and Laws of
California. (KA227/L3/D)
A subject index to all the California codes. "Popular Titles, Acts
by" heading is an index by popular name, e.g. Williamson Act.
EducationAdult. Ed 45000.45065,Adult, approval required for schools for.
Ed 29025-29035.Bilingual project. Ed 5761-5764.5.Career guidance center pilot.
Ed 37000.37054.Compact for education. Ed 31020.Compensatory. Ed 6499.6499.9.Conservation and training programs. Ed
565-570.4, 8425.1.Conservation education service. Ed
3635. 6011.5. 8425.1.Cooperative improvement programs.
Ed 1063-1068.7.Correspondence schools, permit required.
Ed 29026.County superintendent of schools. See
that title.Definitions re code. Ed 31-49.Donahoe higher education act.
Ed 22500-22705, 22710-22715.22752. 22755.
Early childhood education program.Ed 6445.6446.6. 16.920.
Educational improvement act of 1969.Ed 6499.200.6499.218.
Encouragement of, provision for.Coot IX I.
Exceptional children. teacher trainingre. Ed 24351-24351
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Reading: Gates, Chapter 13
To many students, the word bibliography has a pompous, disagreeable, andsomewhat overly scholastic ring to it; however, bibliographies are merelytools designed to simplify the location of materials. Ultimately, librariesand research depend upon bibliographies. As you can see frpm the descrip-tion in Gates, almost any list of materials is called a bibliography - froma card catalog, an index, a list of sources for a paper, Winchell's Guide toReference Books, etc. Your main problem as a student is to decide whichbibliography to use with a given problem.
I. GENERAL EIBLIOGRA'PHIC SOURCESProblem: you are, planning to do research on a topic and you would like toknow if anybody has compiled a-list of books and other materials on the topicthat you could use to begin your search or.to double check your search.
Answer: what you need is a book that lists books that lists books. Surpris-ingly there is a variety of them some general, some specializing in a limitedsubject area. The two best known ones are ...
Z Besterman, Theodore. A World Bibliography of Bibliographies.1002
.- B4 Lists over 117,000 bibliographies lirinted as boos or pamphlets.1965 Arranged by subject. Cut of date 1963. Does n4t pick up bibli-§ ographies printed at the backs of. books or in journal articles.
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B5 / A Wilson Index like the Readers' Guide that lists bibli-... R ographies found in books, pamphlets and periodical articles.
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A. The main card catalog and the reference card catalog list subjectbibliographies under the subject heading di .ded by the word
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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\The advantage here is that you will uncover things available at U.C.D.
B. A reference book guide, like Winchell, will list bibliographies bytopic. `Winchell chooses the best sources available and explainstheir uses.
Problem: you aren't an expert on your topic. You would like to startwith a list of books on it compiled by an expert.
Answer: locate a good subject bibliography.
In. RE recke wee alliPMSAt-several points in the course we will extoll the virtues of the "guide tothe literature of . . ." type of book. /While each one is different, mostinclude:
sections on basic reference ,tools on the subject with instructions onhow and when to use them
the titles of definitive w'orks and major'journals in the field.
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They usually cover a broa area, like biological sciences.or dramatic arts,and unlike most bibliogr hies they emphasize how and when to use individual
books.
To be of any value, a reference guide should be fairly new no more than15 years old.
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Isr. UNION carrkt.c)Gs 4 'BOOK c:ArriaLoasSome of the most useful tools in libraries are the catalogs of other libraries.Union catalogs contain the holdings of more than one library. We have theNational Uniqn Catalog and tve University of California Union Catalog. Many
important libraries, especially those with unique subject collections, havemade book copies,of their card catalogs. The copies can be sold to other
libraries and research centers. We haye the catalogs of over thirty suchcollections.
A. AMERICA'S UNION CATALOGS
the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., is die center of the nation's ,
libraries. It is responsible for acquiring and cataloging a staggeringnumber of books published throughout the world - including nearly everyitem published in the English language. More than 2000 cooperatinglibraries assist in these acquisition and cataloging chores.
LC is also responsible for organizing several huge union catalogs con-taining information about millions of books, records, motion picturesand filmstrips which have been cataloged by U.S.. libraries.
Students can use L.C. catAlogs for proofthat a .book or pamphlet or otheritem exists; to locate materials in other, libraries; or to verify thatthe information in a citation is correct.
Z The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints.881 London: Mansell, 1963- .
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U518 When this set is complete in 1979 it will contain 610Bib volumes and cover over 12 million item's. Currently
Center' the catalog is completethrough the letter M, Mate-
rial is found by the main entry only. It will incor.-
porate and supercede parts of smaller sets listed below.
1.)jA Catalog of Books Represented by Cibrarj, of Congress PrintedCards Issued to. July 31, 1942.
Covers books cataloged before 1942.
2. The Library of Congress and National Union Catalo Author Lists,1942-1962.
If the first ;letter of the author's name is n-z, you will have to usedone of the older sets. Remember that the dates covered reflect thetimes that the books were cataloged - not the books' publication dates.
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U53 As books are cataloged by participating libraries; photo-Bib copies of their cards are cOmOiled into these sets. Issues
Center of the National Union Catalog, are released each month andthe monthly:units are replaced with quarterly, annual andmulti-annual sets. As a rule, the NUC should be used forbooks published after 1955..-
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Z881 Library of Congress Catalog of Books: SubjectsAl 1950- (135 volumes & growing)C325R This set is very similar to our subject card catalog -
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except, of course, it is much larger.
B. LIBRARY BOOK CATALOGS:
U.C.D. owns the book catalogs of many outstanding libraries. Theseare listed in the reference card catalog by the library's name andunder their subject specialties. For example, a library's catalog,if it specializes'in art, might be listed under the subject headingART BBLIOGRAPHY CATALOGS. gook catalogs from other libraries-are most often used by graduate students when they are searching
--forall of the available material on a topic. Many items picked bpby these specialized collections will' not be found in the NationalUnion Catalog.
CATALOGS OF OUTSTANDING LIBRARIES
Z Harvard University.881 The Widener Library Shelflist.H349 ,
R Lists by classified subjects over 25 million volumesin this library. ,
-Z American Philosophical Society., Library,881 Book catalog. 37 vols%
P5318R This is one of the oldest (founded 'in-1743),and most
respected libraries in America. Noted in History ofAmerican Sciences and Culture, Frankliniana, American°Indian Languages.
Z1215 The American Antiquarian Society. Library.A264 Dictionary catalog of American Books, 17th-19th Century.R 20 vols.
Americana to 1876.
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921 British MuseUm General Catalogue of Printed Books: 263 vols.88 and Supplement 1: 50 vols. and Supplement 2: 26 vols.
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C. BOOK CATALOGS OF THE U.C. SYSTEM
U.C.D.-has four large sets of boa catalogs covering the U.C. system.They are used daily by Interlibrary Loan LibrarianS and studentsneeding books that,Davis does-not'have.
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_Many useful bibliographies in the library are created-for commericalpurposes - to help librarians to locate and purchase items or toadvertise books. Students can use these trade bibliographies to
.locate new materials, to buy books or to verify information obtainedfrom older sources.
Books are produc'ed by business firms called publishers. Each publisheir
owns the rights to individual .books which have been purchased from theauthors. For each new book he publishes, a publisher will have printedthe number of copies which he hopes or expetts to sell. If these areexhausted, more may be printed.
The terms below are frequently used to describe.bboks.
a Sprinting, copies of a blbok' printed at the same time belong
to a "printing". \If a book sells out and more identicalcopies are made, they would be part of the second printing.Popular books can have many printings.
in print_ as long as a publis'her has copies of a book in his ware-houses, it is said to be "imprint "'.
when the publisher'stsupplies of a book are gone, thebook goes "out of print". Copies may still be availablethrough wholesalers Who buy in volume for 'resale tobookstores and libraeies; however, it is usuallydifficUlt to locate o' buy an o.p. book.
edition When changes are made in the contents of a book,, itis printed ..as a new edition. Changed material isusually copyrighted.
. the back of the title4ge in a book. Copyright,edition and printing information includiWg-dates areusuDAVfoUhd-bn-the-/tverso".
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While trade catalogs are published for commercial purposes - likehelping prospective buyers locate and bu books - they can be used bystudents to verify information, locate n w books, or buy books.
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Books in Print. (BIP): annual. 4 vols.
If you have ever ordered a book through a bookstore, youmay have seen the salcsp rson checking in a large Volumeto see if your books was in-print., The volume was'B.I.P. o
All book's from most Amer can publishing houses are listed'here by author (and/or e itor) and title. A book ill, be
listed. in 13IP as long,as it is in print. :Bookstor s can
order for you -any-hook listed in BIP. The price given inBIP should be your final price, since it includes thedealer's profit. ,New beaks appearing on the marketlarelisted in Forthcoming Books.until the next annual B P isreleased. U.C.D. auto 6tically receives university levelbooks that are listed in BIP on a standingrAper basis.
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Several smaller lists similar to BIP are printed by Bowker for specialuses. These are . . .
Paperbound books in PrintEl-Hi, Textbooks in PrintChildren's Books in PrintLaw Books in PrintLarge Type Books in Print
Subject Guide to Books in Print.- ann al. 2 vols.
Most books ih BIP are listed again in the Subject1Guideby LC subject headings. A book ay be listedmore than once - as in the main card.c talog.Librarians fr'pquently use the Subjett ide tolocate'new books'on current topics - lice the Water-gpte scandals! Due to processing delay books willoften be in the library long before-car s are filedin the subjecb card catalog. You should always askkthe Loan Desk if you,want a new book hat is notin our card catalog.
Z1215 Publishers' Trade List Annua'. '(PTLA). nnual 6 vols.P8
QR. Books in Print is based upon PTLA.,pPTLA is merely a-cumulation of publishers' catalogs which OstU.S.publishers submit to BOwker (publisher of BIP,.PTLA, ,
and a variety of other bibliographic tools).
Z1215 Cumulative 'Book Index: (CBI). 1898-
, Bib Unlike Books in Print, which lists books from U.S.U62
Center publishing houses only, this,tool picks up books frommblishers throu'ghout the world - provided they areprinted in English. It also records all U.S. publica-
-pions-- -regardless-of language-. - Consequently, its-Overage is much broader-than BIP and it includes moretitles each year. U.C.D. has old volumes Of CBI goingpack to 1898. It is used to verify publishing informa-tion, acquire new books, and search for books on topics.It.must be used to verify information about books thathave gone out of print, since they are dropped fromBooks in Print. Until 1928 CBI was called the U.S.Catalo . Books are listed in CBI during their firstear of publication.
Tools equivalent to BIP and CBI exist for most major European nations.They are in the 3ibliographic Center and are used primarily by thelibrary staff f r purchasing books or by graduate students.
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NLE. 'DISSERTATIONS THESESSince dissertations and thesep represent much of the current, new researchcoming out of our universities they are vital, primary sources for researchers.Unfortunately few dissertations are ever published commercially and they arevirtually impossible to obtain unless they have been microfilmed. Fortunately
many are available on-microfilm.
Through the main card catalog you will find only those dissertations andmaster's theses owned (and probably done) at U.,C.D. These will be cataloged
like books. You will find dissertations listed in many indexes, like MLA,Biological Abstracts, and Psychological Abstracts. But, you will probably=find that indexes to dissertations and theses are the fastest ways to locateand obtain them:
Z Dissertation Abstracts International-. (DA). ,1938-
5055U49 Many, but not all, U.S. and foreign universities submitD55 dissertations to DAI, which is now owned by Xerox.
R Dissertations are microfilmed and the abstracts areprinted in DAI. Microfilm (about $5.00) or hardcopyduplicates can be purchased from thespublisher at nominalfees. 0ur Interlibrary Loan Service has the necessaryforms.
Z Comprehensive Dissertation Index: 1861-1972:
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Z' American Doctoral Dissertations. 1933-
5055U49 A complete liSting of doctoral dissertations acceptedbyD61 American universities. It therefore includes many not in
R Dissertation Abstracts, but, of course, abstracts areusually.not.available.for these,
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U5 Lists and abstracts master's theses available on microfilm fromM3 Xerox. .At this time, only a small fraction of the theses
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5055 Guide to Lists of Master's Theses. ,1965.U49
B55 Although dated, this list is useful since master's theses .
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I. RESEARCH STRATEGIES,
II. .EVALUATION OF SOURCES/
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C. PLAYSD. POEMS, SHORT STORIES
"Cheshire Puss . . . Would you tell me, please,which way I ought to go from here?" --Alice
"That depends a good deal on where you want to getto." --the Cheshire Puss
Before you begin dashing wildly about the library check-ing out books and scribbling notes, you have to answer afew questions--namely, "Where do you want to go?" and"What do you intend to accomplish by going?"
The answers to these questions become a research strategy that actsas a guide and insures that no major opportunities are missed along the
way. A good strategy also guarantees that the resulting opus--.be it areport, term paper, or dissertatipn - -will have integrity and focus in-stead of being a disjointed imitation of a shotgun blast.
In Chapter 24, Gates outlines one standard method of esta:lishing a
research pattern. Actually, the strategy that you will use on any givensearch will be modified greatly by the requirements of the topic and by
your personality. Still, there are a few constants. Any strategy should
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1. establish a workable topic - restrict or expand it to fit thenature of the paper you-will write..
2. establish a thesivtatement and tentative outline for theentire paper.
3. locate all of the relevant materials in the library and gatherPertinent inforillation.
4. write up the final project using the information gathered andfollowing the thesis and outline' established.
The strategic approach outlined by Gates emphasizes the steps involvedin selecting and refining the topic,and thesis of a paper. Unfortunately,few of .us are patient enough to devote a few hours of thought to this founda-
tion process. But without it, the resulting research is often disjointed,ever changing in focus and unsatisfying. The resulting papers tendto lookas though they were designed by a committee - meandering about in all direc-tions until they terminate at the assigned number of words.
,Vgrious members of the U.C.D. library staff have devised the researchplan outlined below. It is more concerned with the library research processthan Gates,and could be combined effectively with Gates.
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SELECTING A ToP1<1 (71.}4 AT YOU. LIKE-Amt) THAT WORK))Read an article about it in a general or specialized encyclopedia noting .
1) if the encyclopedia covers the entire topic in just a few words, itmay be too narrow for a paper.
2) if the encyclopedia devotes several thousand words to the entire topic,it may be too large for a research paper.
3) if the encyclopedia article says exactly what you plan to say, thereis no room for you in that topic.
4) if you decide to pursue the topic, make bibliographicards for bod,ksor articles cited as sources for the encyclopedia article.
Arm, yourself with a research guide that covers the area.you are planningto. tudy. For example, if you are interested in studying the impact of\human populations upon the flora of Yolo County, your bible could be A,Guide to ti,e Literature of the Zoological Sciences.
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Make up a list of words describing your topic and check them out inithe'
L.C. Subject Headings list. It will . . .
'4 1) confirm that certain words will be used2) suggest related subject headings and/or subdivisions of your original,
list:
3) keep a list of usable subject headings4) pick out a few of the most likely books, scan their indexes and tables
of contents. Read a bit.
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Look up the subject headings you found in the main subject card catalog.1)' Does U.C.D. have enough books on the topic to give your paper a
variety of opinions - if that is necessary?2) or, has somebody done exactly what you were planning to do in your
paper. If so, change topics. Don't compete with professionals ortry to cover in 10,000 words what an expert covered in 500 pages.
Check the periodical- literature on your topic by scanning a few logicalindexes and abstracts to see what kinds of articles are written on the
subject. Read a few of the most obvious articles.
Establishyour goals in the paper and put them in writing. Include . .
A thesis-statement telling the purpose of your paper.
An outline-(very "tentative") based upon-what you h'ave-read' in
encyclOpedias., books and articles.
A flexible checklist of places you might check for information.Consider
booksserial articles '
'government documentspamphletsmicrofilmessays in booksothers (interviews, TV shows, etc.)
some can be eliminated. Awspapers don't print much on obscurescientific matters. The U.S. Government is an unlikely source tolook for criticism of Shakespeare.
Now begin your search being-careful to make bibllography cards for eachitem you will use and note cards for each idea you think you can use.(Gates' note cards are rather cumbersome. See our samples at the back
of this section for a faster method.)
a. BOOKS1) Use the subject card catalog and look up the headings on your list.
Make a bibliography (bib.) card for each book that looks good. Judge
books by the publishing date, bibliographies, illustrations, etc.2) Look for bibliographies. Go to wider topics if necessary.3) Scan the tracings on each book card to see if you will find other
good subject headings.
*Examine the books you have uncovered using the tables of contents and
indexesa) check their bibliographies for other books.b) note the type ofmaterials the author used - primary, secondary,
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government documents, etc. If none of your books are governmentdocuments, you can fairly assume that you need not check the U.S.Monthly Catalog.
c) Note.the date of materials- included 16-bibliographies. The author:may have done a complete research job till 1969, for example.
d) Make a note card for each idea you pull from a book.
SERIAL ARTICLE'S1) Locate the indexes that cover magazines in your topic.
,2) Estimate the years in the indexes you will want to'cover
-- in some fields, large important discoveries make their way fromjournal articles to books in a few years.
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-- in other fields, journals can be used as 'primary sources. If youwish to know what America was thinking in 1932, use serials from 1932.
3) Use the list of subject headings left over from the main card catalogas you venture, into indexes and abstracts. They may not conform exactly,but they are a starting point.
4) Make a bib. card for each article you intend to check before you leavethe index.
5) Examine each article as critically as you did each book - noting bibliog-.raphies. Make note cards as you go.
C 13113L lOGRAD1-1 1ESYour search through the subject card catalog probably unco4ered anybibliographies on your topic that U.C.D. has, but you may wish to explorebibliographic sources discussed in Week 5 if your paper is to be long Ordefinitive or if you are not finding enough materials in indexes and cardcatalogs. But, bibliographies can be frustrating since they will listmaterials unavailable at U.C.D.
d. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTSIf the card catalog, indexes or bibliographies have given you the titles ofgovernment documents on your topic, you should check out the indexes inGovernment Documents.
e. PAMTH LETSThe pamphlet files contain many short bibliographies and propaganda liter-ature. It's worth a try.
f. ETC.Essays?
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Every serious researcher develops a method for organizing notes -and-b cards.Shortcuts usually lead to problems - like quotes without footnotes or.lostinformation.
Gates suggests a few ideas on note .and bib cards. Here are a few more.
Make a bibliography card for each item you think you might use. Theinformation on the catalog card is usually correct. Cards can bealphabetized later foryour final bibliography.
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they can't be split up to use in different parts of the paper.
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however, facts and figures are less sensitive to interpretation and may beparaphrased.
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Zr. Evaluation, _SourctsRead Gates p. 249 -250.
The job of a book reviewer is to 'informprospective buyers of a book's meritsand shortcomings. 'Reviewers are'usuallyexperts °in the subject areas'of the booksthey read-and review; they scrutinizeeach book for accuracy, logic, biases,style and impact on the world of learning.Although most reviews were not intendedfor students, they can be.profitably usedFor interpretation, selection of.worth-while sources for a paper, or for bio-graphical data on the author.
Locating reviews can sometimes be a dif-ficult or involved process - especiallywhen the book being reviewed is veryspecialized or academic.. Fortunately,there are several good reference booksthat will guide you to reviews in journalsand newspapers. Reviews are usuallyprinted shortly after a book appears onthe marketplace, so you must know thedate of publication for a book beforeyou begin searching for reviews.
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It is very difficult to find reviews forbooks published before 1850, because wehave few sources for them.
In the subjeCt side of the card catalogyou should .find listed critical works onmost major authors - such as Steinbeck6or Twain. Unless you are specificallyinterested in reading the contemporaryreaction to a newly published book, criti-cal works about major authors are,moreuseful than reviews.
Book Review Digest. 1905-date, monthly with annual cumulations.Indexes reviews of English language books or English translations
Of foreign books. Books must be fairly widely reviewed to be in-cluded; (See the preface of any bound volume), therefore, it is nota good source for specialized books. Its chief advantage,is the in-clusion of excerpts from many reviews.
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1007 Indexes reviews in approximately 225 humanistic English language
15 R journals. ,Subject strengths: art, biography, dance,-"drama, folk -
Index lore, language, literature, music, philosophy, travel.
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1219 Indexes everything printed in the book review section cf *the
N4 R New York. Times. After 1970, consult theregulgr index to the '-
Index' New York, Times under "Book Reviews"TableC ft .,
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181 Prints reviews of scientific books designed for elementary,
Al secondary, and junior college use,or written for the layman.
A68 R .Science Books is not an index to book reviews. It is amaazineIndex that prints original book reviews. If you use it in your assign-
Table ment, Science Books should be cited as the journal the review'is in.
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SO in DecemberCheck the year
not be reviewed until the following year.ar following the publication date. A book released
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...., Sometimes the book is too 'specialized to have' been picked up
° by any of the sources listed, above. You may hav !ii-ectly °
to the joukals that routinely publish reviews .11- ield.
. For ekample, you might check the annual indexes ,. ate AmericanHistorical Review for a history book riot picked lip in -an index.
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SOURCES FOR FILM REVIEWS
Most film reviews are written for thesame purpose as book reviews - to helpthe consumer avoid lemons and finddiamonds. For many films, newspaperand magazine reviews will be the onlycritical source Available.
Recently, as films are becomiig anacademically acceptable art form, manyserious critical books are being writtenabout films, directors and actors. Thesecan be found in the main subject cardcatalog under the director's name or un-der the subject heading, MOTION PICTURES.Essay and General Literature index canbe used to locate criticism printedinbooks about individual films.
PN1995 The New York Times Film Reviews; 1913-1968. is probably the most con-N4 venient source to use since the reviews, with photos, are in the book.R Reviews are,-of course, all from the pewSpaper. After 1968, The New
York Times Index, under the heading MOTION PICTURES--REVIEWS, can beused to locate reviews in the microfilm copies of the New York Times.
AI Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, 1900-. lists all reviews3 printed in magazines it indexes. Reviews are listed alphabeticallyR4 by the title of the film under the 'heading MOVING PICTURE PLAYS- -R CRITICISM, PLOTS, ETC. The Art Index lists film reviews the same way.
Index table E
"Z = Salem,-James M. (ed.) AGuide to Critical Reviews: Part IV: The5782 Scr~eeenplay from the Jazz Singer to Dr. Strangelove in most respectsS342 duplicates the NeviYork Times Index and the Readers' Guide; however,R it is easy to use and is especially useful when you do not know the
Quick date of a film.Ref
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Z5784 The Film Index: A Bibliography gives good coverage of books, arti-M9 Iles and other materials written before 1936. A subject index isW75 helpful, as are annotations for many listings.R .
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SOURCES
Methods for locating reviews-ofplaysare similar to those used for findingfilm reviews. A few good for;
reviews are listed below.
The subject card catalog lists!books ofcriticism and analysis under theplaywright's last name and under theheadings THEATER-REVIEWS and DRAMA-HISTORY AND CRITICISM.
PN1581 The New York Times Theater Reviews. 1920/1970. reprints reviewsN4 published in the newspaper along with photos. Included all fOrmsR of theater from drama to. musical reviews. Indexed by title and
personal names of performers,.dii-ectors, producers, playwrights,scenic designers, etci For plays produced before 1920 or after1970-consult the regular issues of the New York Times Index.
**Z5782 Salem, James M. A Guide to Critical Reviews.-S342 'Part I. American Drama from 0eill to Albee. ,Quick Part, II. The ,Musical
Ref; Part\III. Modern British and Continental Drama.ListS plays Under the playwright's'name with a title cross indexat the back./ Most reviewing sources cited could be found, in theReaders' Guide or the New York Times Index; but Salem is. Onvdnient.
AI Readers' Guide to Periodical literature. .
3 Lists plays under the Playwright's name. Use the list Of p ayR3 titles under the-heading DRAMAS-SINGLE WORKS if you don't 'rem mberIndex the playwright's name.Table E
PN New York theatre Critics' Reviews. 1940-date..
1601 Each week this magazine reprints reviews from major New Yorkilewspapers,N4 magazines and television stations. Indexed.
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D. POEMS, SHORT STORIESStories and poems are rarely adequatelyreviewed, since Teviewers have no timeto comment on each item in a collection.It is also difficult to find criticismof short works through the main subjectcard catalog, although, sometimes, ifan author is:well known, short workswill be discussed% The following.sources c.an be used to find criticismburied in journals and books. If thesefail, ask the reference librarians formore help.
GENERAL.,
Z7006 MLA Bibliography.M63 . Each year this bibliography indexes books', journal articleS,R and dissertationlioublished throughout the world on literature andIndex linguistics. It is often the best way to find criticism of poemsTable and stories. Reviews are picked up, but MLA emphasizes in-depth
C criticism rather than contemporary reviews.
POETRY
PR Cline, Gloria S. and Baker, Jeffrey A. 'An Index to Criticisms of89 British and American Poetry. Metuchen, N.J.: The Scarecrow Press,C5 Inc., 1973.
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**Z2014 Kuntz, Joseph MJ Poetry Explication. Chicagb, Ill.: Swallow Press,P7 1962.
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K8 Indexes criticism of British and American poetry printed inR books and journAS between 1925 and 1959.QuickRef ,
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PR The Explicator Encyclopedia. volumes 1 and 2.401 Reprinted essays on individual poems that were originallyE9 published in the magazine The Explicator) Covers most major poets.R
SHORT STORIES
**Z Walker, Warren S. Twentieth Century Short Story Explication.5917 Metuchen, N.J.: The Shoe String "Press, 1967.S5 Indexes critical essays from books and articles in journalsW3 printed between 1900 and 1966. Supplements bring the Work up toR 1972.
Quick -.IAA:.Ref.
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Monday, Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.Mon6y, Wednesday 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.Saturday. 10 a.m. - 12 noon, I p:m. - 4 p.m.
Use privileges are extended to all members of theREGULATIONS
academic community and to other interested persons.Map, with the-- exception-- ofthe "Master Copy".fileof California topographic maps, circulate for oneweek, and are renewable twice for one week periods.Due to the unique physical format of maps and thekinds of use and abuse they.are subject to, we askthey not be folded or used in the field. Thereare inexpensive photocopying faciliti6 available.
%JAW? The map collections function is to serve.the needsand support the teaching and research activities ofthe University of California, Davis. As a resultwe try to collect those items of direct interestto the academic community. '
4ograp4id, aver.ege of mapsGeographically, our emphasis is California and the Western States. Alsocollected are maps of areas hping,a similar climate and type of agricultureas found ih the Central Valley of California. Of special interest to usersare the USGS topographical coverage at the scale of .1:24,000 and 1:62,400for
CaliforniaArizonaNevadaOregonWashingtonHawaii
In addition, there is topographical icoverage at a scale of 1:250,000 forthe United States, including Alaska. and 1:1,000,000 topographical coverage.for the world.
There are other various maps of different parts of. the world.
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110:1:1: cummageoAgriculture has long been a strong subject on this campus so we collectheavily in subjects relating to it such as soils, vegetation, water resourcesand irrigation, geology, land use, crops, especially, in those geographicalareas outlined above.
The map collection's holdings are by no means restricted to these subjects.Many other topics such as mines and mineralogy, economics, history andgovernment are also covered.
MOT Access to the collection is via the map card catalog. The apprOcahis geographical, subdivided by subject as necessary with all entries'arranged by date.
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HINT: In most cases, the best approach to use in searching for a mapof an area is from specific to general. Determine as specificallyas possible the area for which you are looking and check the fileto see if it's there. If you find nothing,'go on to the next
largest geographical entity, if again nothing; continue to the next largeruntil you run out - like say the world. If you don't meet with success,come to the Documents Reference Desk and we'll see if we can help.
MISCELLANEOUSThe Library also receives nautical charts for the West Coast and PacificIslands as well as Aeronautical charts of the United States. There arealso maps for all of the National Forests.
ATLASESThe map collection has a small highly selective collection of atlases dealingwith broad geographic areas such as continents and large countries and specialsubjects such as agriculture. The rest of the atlases are in the main stacksor Reference;
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,GAZ ETRIERSThere is a collection of gaZetteers in the map collection which will be veryhelpful in locating points of geographical interest. The most extensive arethe gazetteers of the U.S.4"Board of Geographic name's.
em -274 .4710: requestsDb not fold the maps, even if it appears they've been folded before.Folding damages the maps and shortens the time they will be of use toothers.
Do not refile anything:
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EE0 1 lig2060OW @QUIr203c0130138Microfilming has come a long way since James Bond was copying secret documentsin the Ukrainian Embassy in Turkistan. Today, most libraries use microforms
to store printed materials. They .are much smaller than the actual documents;they are often cheaper to purchase; and they are more durable than paper copies.
U.C.D. uses the four most popular formats:
1. Microfilm (35mm reels)2. Microcard (3.X 5 opaque cards)3. Microprint (6 1 9 opaque cards)4. Microfiche (3 X 5 or 4 X 6 transparent cards)
Readers for these are available in the Microcopy Room of the Government Docu-= ments Department. The Library Copying Service on the 2nd floor of the library
can make 8 X 11 paper copies of all microcopy items. Books, periodicals, news-
papers, government publications, and manuscripts are on microcopy. Many, but
not all,.are cataloged in the main card catalogs.
A. COLLECTIONS 4 stTs AT u..C.1).
&LI $4rrir/ /1- 1.771hrMeS(Z1215/E8/D in the Micracdpy Room)
The ultimate goal of the Early American Imprints microfilm set is to includea copy of every book, newspaper, broadside or pamphlet printed in the U.S.between 1639 and 1830. U.C.D. has now received items published before 1813.Evans' American Bibliography indexes items from 1639-1800. R.R. Shaw's Amer-
ican Bibliography covers items from 1801 to 1819. The unfinished remainder
% of the set will be covered by Richard Shoemaker's Checklist of American Im-prints.
Anthropological researchers maintain this microfiche file of cultural andnatural information about the peoples of the world. The set is not analyt-ically cataloged in the main card catalog; however, it is well indexed bythe Outline of World Cultures and the Outline of Cultural Materials. These
are shelved in the Microcopy. Room. Students doing research in anthropology
should ask for assistance infusing the files.
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Many of the periodicals published in America before 1900 have also been put onmicrofilm. Titles are not listed in the U.C.D. Serials List; there is an indexto titles in the Microciipy Room. Articles from many periodicals are indexed inPoole's Index to Periodical Literature.(Ref. Index Table E)
7eq/7n.947 Goelmee-Reproduces original scientific publications from early times to the twentiethcentury on micropriht. Works are not cataloged separately in the main cardcatalog. The collection is arranged by author.
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'three eenbairts IOram5350 British plays from 1500 to 1800 and 250 American plays from 1711830 are reproduced in microprint for this collection.
Vewspapers on P17idt" dotSince newspapers are bulky, hard to bind and shelve, and printed on; weakpaper, most libraries buy them on microfilm. U.C.D, has large microfilmruns of the following papers:
California Aggie, Sept. 1968-date.* Chicago Tribune, April 23, 1849-date.*'Christian Science Monitor, 1960-date.Davis Enterprise, January 1, 1898-date. (1964 files not available)
* Los Angeles Times, December 4; 1881-date.o New YOrk Times, September 15, 1851 -date.Pittsburgh Courier, 1923-date.
* Sacramento Bee, 1857 -date. (with.gaps)Sacramento Union, -1851 -54, 1869-date.'San Francisco Chronicle, 1865-date.iThe Times (London), 1785-date.
°Wall Street Journal, July 1889-date.*Washington Post, 1904-date.
(For information onIthe Library's other newspaper holdings, see theMain Card Catalog).
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0Z. Index io Aiumpaper.:5,In order to find anything in the hundreds of reels of newspapers, you mustfirst know the date and page for specific articlet4 Fortunately, severalmassive in sexing projects have been undertaken to organize the informationavailable in daily newspapers. The following indexes are in the ReferenceDepartment of the Main LibOry. Librarians will show you how to use them.
New York Times Index, 1851-.date. Index Table D)
The Times (London) Index', 1785 -date. (AI21/T5/R)
California News Inaex;'1970-date. (Index Table D) (Covers majorCalifornia newspapers)..
Wall Street Journal Index, 1958-date. (Index Table D),_
Christian Science Monitor Index, 1960-date. (Index Table D)
San Francisco Chronicle; December 1969-1971. (Card file in ReferenceDepartment)
Newspaper Index, 1972-date. (Index Table D) (Covers Chicago Tribune,L.A. Times, New Orleans Times-Picayune, and the Washington Post).
AUTOMATED INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
The indexes and abstracts which you have been using to locateperiodical articles, can,be-searched by subject, by author, and oftenby other categories. The saMe job can be performed with the aid of acomputer, except the index is called the DATA BASE and the words usedin the search are the DESCRIPTORS.
There are nearly a hundred such data bases on the market and
the Library has selected six-.of the most useful ones to satisfy theinformation needs of agriculture, chemistry, engineering, medicine,education, and psychology. The computers for these services are notlocated on campus, but in Palo Alto, Santa Monica, and Bethesda, Mary-
,. land, and they can be contacted by telephone. With the aid of a com-plex typewriter, or TERMINAL, the messages to be sent are translatedinto the language of t!e computer, and responses from the computer, inturn, are converted into readable form (displayed on paper oron aTV screen).
The cost of these conveniences ranges between $0.60 to $1.20per minute for the time that .the computer is used. The results,
the search may be printed out at, an additional cost of $0.05 to $0.10per reference. Thus an average search and printing the bibliographymight amount to $5.00 to $30.00, an expense for which the Library isbudgeted. To the University user this service is available at no cost.
AnOther type of computerized seach service is CURRENT AWARENESS.While data bases, like indexes, cover a time span of several'years,this service does not, but keeps the user informed from month to month,or from week to week. The same.set of descriptors can be used to pro-duce these bibliographies which are much shorter, of course.
SUMMARY
Computer searches of indexes and abstracts which extend overseveral years, are called RETROSPECTIVE and are best suited to bringyou up. to date on the publications'in your field of specialization.CUrrent Awareness (also known as ;SDI, Selective Dissemination of In-formation).is more useful to you wherryour research extends over oneor more years. This way the bibliographies you receive keep.you Lip todate on what has been Indexed within the last week Or month.
DATA BASES CURRENTLY USED BY THE LIBRARY
Retrospective: Bibliography of AgricultureChemical AbstractsScience Abstracts (IEE)Index MedicusE.R.I.C.Psychological Abstracts
Current Awareness: Biological-AbstractsBibliography of AgricultUre,vChemical AbstractsE.R.I.C.
Social Sciences Citation Index
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Abbreviations ofperiodical titles, 56Abstracts, 60Acrogyrils and initialisms dictionary, 44
Agricultural Economics Library, 11A9ricUltural statistics, 74Almanacs, 48American Antiquarian Society.` Library.
Dictionary catalog of AmericanBooks, 17th-19th Century, 90
American doctoral dissertations, 94
American periodicals series, 110
American Philosophical Society.Library. Book catalog., 90
American statistics index,-75
American universities and colleges, 49
The Americana annual, 48
Annual abstract of statistics, 76
Applied science and technology index, 64
Art index, 63
Atlases, 47
Automated literature searching, 112
Ayers directory of newspapers andperiodicals, 53
The Barnhart dictionarylof newEnglish since 1963,f44
Bartlett, John. Familiar quotations, 51
Besterman, T. A world bibliography ofbibliographies, 87
Bibliographic'index, 62,87
Bibliographies, 87-94
Bibliography cards, 100
Bibliography of agriculture, 63
Bibliography of-publications issued byUnesco or under its auspices; thefirst twenty-five years, 1946-1971,72
Biographies, 50
Biography index, 50
Biological abstracts, 63
Biological and agricultural index, 63
Black's law dictionary, 45
Book catalogs, 21
Book indexes, 59
Book reyiew_di est-i-102
Book review index, 103
Books in print, 92
Britannica book of the year, 48
. British museum general catalog ofprinted books, 90
Buff slip, 27
Business periodicals index, 63
CRC handbook of chemistry and..physics,
California. Legislature. Bills, 82
California. University. Berkeley/SanFrancisco. Serials keyword index, 54
.California. University. Berkeley. Author-title catalog, 91
California. University. Berkeley, Library, 12
California. University. bavis. Library,
History,9Organization, 10Branches, 11Departmental libraries, 11
California state library, 12
California state university, Sacramento.,Library, 12
California journal, 73
California news index, 58, 111
California state publications, 71
California statistical abstract, 75
Card catalog, 21.41
Catalog cards, 24-25
A catalog of books represented by Libraryof Congress. printed cards issued to July31, 1942, 89
Catalog of printed books, Bancroft Library, 91
Catalog,of the library, 1919 -1962,
91
Chapter laws (California), 84
Checking out books, 16
Chemical abstracts, 64
Chemical dictionary, American and Britishusage, 45
Child development abstracts and bibliography,64
Christian science monitor index, 58,111
Classification systems, 14
Codes (Calfornia) 85
Collation, 24
The college blue book, 49 --- a-'Columbia_Lii-cincott azetteer of the world,
Congress and the nation, 1945-1964, 81
Congressional directory, 72
Congressional district data book, 74
Congressional index, 79
Congressional quarterly almanac, 81
Congr..ssional quarterly weekly report, 81
Coagressional record, 81
Consolidated index to the Constitution andlaws of California, 85
A comprehensiveAictionary of psychologicaland psychoanalytical terms, 45
Comprehensive dissertation index, 94
Corporate authors, 29-30
County and city data book, 74
Cumulated subject index of the Monthly cata-log of U. S. government publications, 68
Cumulative book index, 93
Current biography, 50
Decennial and quinquennial cumulative per-sonal author index, 69
Decennial cumulative' index, 69
Dictionaries
Foreign languages, 45General, 44Specialized, 44Subject, 45
Dictionary catalog of American books,17th-19th century, 90 .
Dictionary catalog of the National -Agri-cultural Librarx, 90
Dictionary catalogs, 21
Dictionary of Ameicanlbiography, 50
Dictionary of American slang, 44
Dictionary of economics, 45
Dictionary of national biography, 50
'Directories, 49
Dissertation abstracts international, 94
Dissertations
Divided catalogs, 21 .s 1'
Document catalog, 69
Documents index, 72
Early American imprints, 110
Education index, 64
Encyclopedia -Amei.'tCana, 46
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 46
Encyclopedia of Associations, 46
Encyclopedia of education, 46
Encyclopedia of world art,. 46
Encyclopedias, 46
English, H. B. A comprehensive dictionaryof psychological and psychoanalytical terms,45
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Environment index, 63
Environmental toxicology, 11
Essay and general literature index, 59, 62
Essay indexes, 59
The explicator encyclopedia,
Familiar quotations, 51
Famous first facts, 49
Filing rules
author/title catalog, 31-34
subject catalog, 40-41
The Film index: a bibliography, 105
`Film-reviews, 105
Final calendar of legislative business
(California), 84
Gazetteers, 47
Glossary, 17.
Government documents, 65-86
Government reports announcements, 69
Government reports index, 70
Granger's index to poetry, 51
A guide to critical reviews (films), 105
A guide to.critical reviews (plays), 106
Guide to lists of master's theses, 94
Guideto reference books, 43
Guide to reference material, 43
Guinness book.of world records, 49
Handbooks, 49
Harvard UnOersity.
The Widener library shelflist, 90
Health sciences library, 11
Human relations area files, 110
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Imprint, 24
Index of congressional committee hearings, 7
Index to book reviews in_the-humanities, 103
An-index-td-CFaicisms of British and
American poetry,107
Index to current urban documents, 71
Index .to plays in collections, 51.
Index to publications of the U.S.Conlresi, /9
Indexes and abstracts list, 62
Information please almanac; atlas and
yearbook, 48
Institute of government affairs, 11
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International encyclopedia of science and
technology., 46
Introduction to library research and bibliog-
rlphy
Grading methods, 4
Objectives of course, 1
Laboratory assignments, 3
Lectures, 3
Schedule of classes, 2
Term project, 5-7
Kujoth, Jean S. Subject guide to periodical
indexes and review indexes, 61
Landmarks of science, 110
law library, 11
Legislative index (California), 83
The Library of Congress and National Union
'Catalog author lists, 1942-1962, 89
Library of Congress catalog of books: Subjects,
1950-, 90
Library of Congress subject headingslist,35-38
Library terminology, glossary, 17
MLA bibliography, 64, 107
Main entry, 28
Main library, 11
Map: 108-109
Maps
Bibliographic center, 95
Government documents; 86
Main library, 20
"Reference.department, 52
--Matter's abstracts, 94
Microcopy, 110-111
Modern language association of America. MLA
The National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints,
89
New century cyclopedia of names, 50
New serials titles, 54
New York theatre critics' reviews, 106
The New York Times book review index, 103
The New York. Times film reviews, 105
New York Times Index, 58, 62, 111
The New York Times Theater Reviews, 106
The newspaper index, 58, 111
Newspaper indexes, 58
Nineteenth century reader's guide, 103
Note cards, 100
Official associated press almanac, 48
Open entry, 27
Oxford english dictionary, 44
PAIS (Public affairs information service)
Bulletin, "62, 70
Packaging library, 11
Periodical` indexes, 57
Physical sciences library, 11
Play reviews, 106
Plays
Indexes, 51
Critical sources, 106
Poole's index to=periodical literature, 103
Eoetvf'f--
Criticism, 107
Location indexes, 51
Poetry explication, 107
Pollution abstracts, 63
Production yearbook (F.A.O.), 75
Psychological abstracts, 64
international bibliography of books and articlesPublic affairs information service.
on the modern languages'and literature, 64, 107Bulletin, 62; 70
Monthly catalog of U.S. Government publications,Publisher's trade list annual (PTLA), 93
67 Quotations, 51
Monthly checklists 71Rand McNally commercial atlas and marketing
;
National center for primate biology, "11 Licit, 47
National cyclopedia of American biography, 50 Reader's guide to periodical literature,
National journal reports, 73 62, 105, -106
The National union catalog: a cumulative author Reference works, 42-51
index, "1956-, 89 Evaluation, 43
I
Research centers directory, 49
Research in education, (ERIC), 64
Sacramento city/county library, 12
Salem, James' M. (ed.), A guide to critical
reviews, 105
San Francisco Chronicle index, 111
Science books, 103
Science citation index, 64
Serials, 53
Short story criticism, 107
Short story index, 51
Short stories'
Shorc story index, 51
20th century short story explication, 107
Social sciences and humanities index, 62
Sociological abstracts, 64.
Specialized indexes, 51
Standard periodical directory, 53
The Statesman's year-book, 48
Statistical abstract of the United States, 74
Statistical yearbook (UNESC0)., 75
Statistical yearbook (U.N.), 75
Statutes-at large, 81
Statutes of California and digests'of
Measures, 85
Subject guide to books in print, 93
Subject headings, 35-41
Subject guide to periodical indexes and
review indexes, 61
Technical book review index, 103
Term papers, 96-101
Term project, 5-7
Title main entry, 27
The Times (London). index, 58, 111
The Times atlas of the world, 47 '
The Times world index gazetteer, 47
.Tracings, 24, 25, 38,
Trade yearbook (FAO), 76
Twentieth century short story explication, 107
U.C.O. serials list, 55
Ulrich's international periodicals directory, 53
U.N, yearbook, 72
.U.S. code, 81
United States government manual, 72
U.S. legislatiVe sources, 77-85
U.S. statutes, 78
Union list of serials, 54
Walford, A.J. Guide to reference material,
. 43
Wall Street journal index,'-58, 111
Webster's biographical dictionary, 50
Webster's new dictionary of synonyms, 44
Webster's new geographical dictionary, 47
Webster's new international dictionary of the
English language. 2nd edition, 44
Webster's third new international dictionary
of the English language, 44
Weekly compilation of Presidential documents,
. 73
Weekly history (California), 83
Wentworth, Harold. Dictionary'of American
, slang, 44
Whitaker's almanac, "48
Who's who (British), 50
Who's who in America, 50.
Winchell, Constance M. Guide to reference
books, 43
A World bibliography of bibliographies, 87
World book encyclopedia, 46
The world almanac and book of. facts, 48
Yolo County library., 12
Yearbook of higher education,,48
Yearbooks
Encyclopedia yearbooks, 48
Yearbooks, 48
Zoological Record, 63
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